Medieval Worlds: An Introduction To European History, 300-1492

Synopsis

This text is for undergraduate university and college students. The authors endeavored to present an expansive view of medieval so­ciety and a fluid view of the changes medieval society underwent from late antiquity into the Italian Renaissance. The text would integrate cultural and literary developments, intellectual contributions, literacy and education, the role of women, popular religious impulses, and papal perspectives, as well as the political history of kings and queens, emperors, counts, and communes. The authors have chosen not to directly discuss theoretical or methodological approaches to gender, race, class, post-colonialism or post-modernism. Rather, they have folded a sensitivity to these approaches into the narrative itself and into a rather inclusive treatment of topics. Women have been incorporated into the narrative at every level. Social groupings, ethnic identities, slavery, the interactions of Europeans with non-Europeans, as well as the conditions for minorities and for new groups enter­ing Europe all find their appropriate place in the account. The authors have given a good deal of attention to Islam, both as a subject in itself and as an important influence on medieval Europe.

Copyright:

2004

Book Details

Book Quality:

Excellent

Book Size:

630 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780395560877

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin Company

Date of Addition:

04/21/21

Copyrighted By:

Houghton Mifflin Company

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Study Guides, Education

Submitted By:

Worth Trust

Proofread By:

Worth Trust

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.