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History of the Middle Ages, 300–1500, A - Couverture souple

Riddle, John M.

 
9781442246850: History of the Middle Ages, 300–1500, A
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1442246855 ISBN 13 : 9781442246850
Editeur : Rowman & Littlefield, 2016

Synopsis

This clear and comprehensive text covers the Middle Ages from the classical era to the late medieval period. Distinguished historian John Riddle provides a cogent analysis of the rulers, wars, and events—both natural and human—that defined the medieval era. Taking a broad geographical perspective, Riddle includes northern and eastern Europe, Byzantine civilization, and the Islamic states. Each, he convincingly shows, offered values and institutions—religious devotion, toleration and intolerance, laws, ways of thinking, and changing roles of women—that presaged modernity. In addition to traditional topics of pen, sword, and word, the author explores other driving forces such as science, religion, and technology in ways that previous textbooks have not. He also examines such often-overlooked issues as medieval gender roles and medicine and seminal events such as the crusades from the vantage point of both Muslims and eastern and western Christians. In addition to a thorough chronological narrative, the text offers humanizing features to engage students. Each chapter opens with a theme-setting vignette about the lives of ordinary and extraordinary people. The book also introduces students to key controversies and themes in historiography by featuring in each chapter a prominent medieval historian and how his or her ideas have shaped contemporary thinking about the Middle Ages. Richly illustrated with color plates, this lively, engaging book will immerse readers in the medieval world, an era that shaped the foundation for the modern world.

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À propos de l'auteur

Winston Black, PhD, is a scholar and professor of medieval history. He specializes in the history of science and medicine of the medieval world.

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Éditeur
Rowman & Littlefield
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1442246855
ISBN 13 
9781442246850
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
558
Coordonnées du fabricant
Rowman & Littlefield
https://rowman.com/

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