| The Medieval World Contributor(s): Linehan, Peter (Editor), Nelson, Janet L. (Editor), Costambeys, Marios (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138848697 ISBN-13: 9781138848696 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $74.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | World - General - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: 909.07 |
| LCCN: 2017028312 |
| Series: Routledge Worlds |
| Physical Information: 1.78" H x 6.85" W x 9.69" (3.19 lbs) 876 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ranging from Connacht to Constantinople and from Tynemouth to Timbuktu, the forty-four contributors to The Medieval World seek to bring the Middle Ages to life, offering definitive appraisals of the distinctive features of the period. This second edition includes six additional chapters, covering the Byzantine empire, illuminated manuscripts, the 'ésprit laïque' of the late middle ages, saints and martyrs, the papal chancery and scholastic thought. Chapters are arranged thematically within four parts: 1. Identities, Selves and Others 2. Beliefs, Social Values and Symbolic Order 3. Power and Power Structures 4. Elites, Organisations and Groups The Medieval World presents the reader with an authoritative account of original scholarship across the medieval millennium and provides essential reading for all students of the subject. |