1.
Tammisto, Peeter
Runaway Serfs in 17th-Century Estland and Livland Journal Article
In: Scandinavian Journal of History, vol. 48, iss. 5, pp. 615-634, 2023.
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2.
Seppel, Marten
The Semiotics of Serfdom: How serfdom was perceived in the Swedish conglomerate state, 1561–1806 Journal Article
In: Scandinavian Journal of History, vol. 45, iss. 1, pp. 48-70, 2020.
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3.
Brgles, Branimir
Second Serfdom in Croatia and Slavonia 1500-1700 Workshop
EAST. The Eastern European Economic History Initiative. The Origins and Legacies of the Little Divergence in Central and Eastern Europe. Weast Worskhop., Vienna, 2018.
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4.
Seppel, Marten
Cameralist population policy and the problem of serfdom, 1680-1720 Book Chapter
In: Seppel, Marten; Tribe, Keith (Ed.): Cameralism in Practice: State Administration and Economy in Early Modern Europe, pp. 91-110, 2017.
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5.
Guzowski, Piotr
The Role of Enforced Labour in the Economic Development of Church and Royal Estates in 15th and 16th-century Poland Book Chapter
In: Cavaciocchi, Simonetta (Ed.): Serfdom and Slavery in the European Economy 11th-18th centuries, pp. 216-234, 2014.
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6.
Seppel, Marten
Landlords’ Medical Care for their Serfs in the Baltic Provinces of the Russian Empire Journal Article
In: Slavonic and East European Review, vol. 89, iss. 2, pp. 201-223, 2011.
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2023
Tammisto, Peeter
Runaway Serfs in 17th-Century Estland and Livland Journal Article
In: Scandinavian Journal of History, vol. 48, iss. 5, pp. 615-634, 2023.
Abstract | Tags: baltic states, early modern history, estonia, runaways, serfdom
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2020
Seppel, Marten
The Semiotics of Serfdom: How serfdom was perceived in the Swedish conglomerate state, 1561–1806 Journal Article
In: Scandinavian Journal of History, vol. 45, iss. 1, pp. 48-70, 2020.
Abstract | Tags: early modern history, scandinavia, serfdom, sweden
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2018
Brgles, Branimir
Second Serfdom in Croatia and Slavonia 1500-1700 Workshop
EAST. The Eastern European Economic History Initiative. The Origins and Legacies of the Little Divergence in Central and Eastern Europe. Weast Worskhop., Vienna, 2018.
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2017
Seppel, Marten
Cameralist population policy and the problem of serfdom, 1680-1720 Book Chapter
In: Seppel, Marten; Tribe, Keith (Ed.): Cameralism in Practice: State Administration and Economy in Early Modern Europe, pp. 91-110, 2017.
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2014
Guzowski, Piotr
The Role of Enforced Labour in the Economic Development of Church and Royal Estates in 15th and 16th-century Poland Book Chapter
In: Cavaciocchi, Simonetta (Ed.): Serfdom and Slavery in the European Economy 11th-18th centuries, pp. 216-234, 2014.
Abstract | Tags: early modern history, economic development, medieval history, poland, serfdom
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2011
Seppel, Marten
Landlords’ Medical Care for their Serfs in the Baltic Provinces of the Russian Empire Journal Article
In: Slavonic and East European Review, vol. 89, iss. 2, pp. 201-223, 2011.
Abstract | Tags: 19th century, baltic states, early modern history, russia, serfdom
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