| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
xxi, 527 pages ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part I. Slow transition from classical to medieval world -- The transformation of classical civilization: the political and economic story through the fifth century CE -- The transformation of classical civilization: religion and culture through the fifth century CE -- Warriors, farmers, and saints in the barbarian kingdoms (200-600) -- Byzantine empire: a struggle for unity and regaining past glory (451-630) -- Islam: the religion, politics, and culture (570-1000) -- Part II. Central Middle Ages -- Technology, society, and politics in early medieval west (600-750) -- The age of Charlemagne (750-814) -- Europe: disunited, assaulted, and saved (814-1024) -- New devotion, growth of towns, and commerce (950-1100) -- Part III. High Middle Ages -- The era of the first crusade (1071-1097) -- The renaissance of the twelfth century -- The flowering of the Middle Ages (ca. 1150-1300) -- Part IV. The transition from the medieval to modern periods -- Falcons, swords, occam's razor, and germs: from bouvines to the black death (1214-1347) -- Conformity, creativity, and authority (1350-1500) -- The medieval twilight in Europe and western Asia: decay and discovery -- Epilogue. |
| Subject |
Middle Ages -- Textbooks.
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Civilization, Medieval -- Textbooks.
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Civilization, Medieval. (OCoLC)fst00863049
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Middle Ages. (OCoLC)fst01020301
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| Genre/Form |
Textbooks. (OCoLC)fst01423863
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| Added Author |
Black, Winston E., 1977- author.
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| ISBN |
9781442246843 hardcover ; alkaline paper |
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1442246847 hardcover ; alkaline paper |
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9781442246850 paperback ; alkaline paper |
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1442246855 paperback ; alkaline paper |
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9781442246867 electronic book |
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