| Description |
xiv, 372 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Translated from the Dutch. |
| Contents |
Concepts and interpretive frameworks -- Roman legacy -- Migration period -- Christianity and Islam -- Society and economy in the early middle ages -- World of the franks -- Accelerated growth -- Religious renewal and reform, 1000-1250 -- Early kingdoms and territorial principalities, 900-1200 -- Weakening centres of power in the east and the beginnings of european expansion -- Urbanized society -- Thinking about man and the world -- Between crisis and contraction -- Consolidatin of states -- Crisis in the church and reorientation of the faithful, 1250-1500 -- New times? |
| Summary |
Clearly written in a lively style by two prominent authors in the field, this translation of a comprehensive textbook is an excellent survey history of the Middle Ages. |
| Subject |
Middle Ages.
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Europe -- History -- 476-1492.
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Civilization, Medieval.
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| Added Author |
Hoppenbrouwers, P. C. M.
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| ISBN |
0415346991 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780415346993 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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0415346983 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780415346986 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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