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The history of medieval Europe

The history of medieval Europe

Thorndike, Lynn

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Medieval & Renaissance HistoryFiction AnthologiesGeneral Christianity

ISBN10: 9389265703
ISBN13: 9789389265705
Publisher: Alpha Ed
Published: Jun 29 2019
Pages: 732
Weight: 2.02
Height: 1.61 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
How did Europe remake itself after Rome? Lynn Thorndike writes with the calm authority of a scholar and the momentum of a storyteller. The Middle Ages still matter. The History of Medieval Europe is a clear-sighted medieval Europe history book that traces Western civilisation from the early medieval world through the high Middle Ages and towards the dawn of the modern era, roughly Europe 500 to 1500. Thorndike brings a disciplined eye to feudalism and medieval society, the shaping power of the medieval church and state, and the lived realities behind crusades and chivalry. Rather than a parade of dates, it is a European civilization survey attentive to institutions, belief, learning, economy, and law, making it equally satisfying as a medieval history textbook and as a readable narrative for the curious non-specialist. Long valued in the classroom, it stands as an unabridged classic history and a complete academic reference for a college medieval history course or a western civilization study guide, especially for readers focused on the Middle Ages western Europe. Thorndike was among the most influential medieval historians of his generation, and his synthesis helped set the terms for English-language teaching of the period. For collectors of classic scholarship, it offers the pleasure of a period voice: measured, exact, and unshowy. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike, in libraries and studies.

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