Introduction to Medieval Europe 300–1500

ISBN-13: 9781032035413 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 632 str.

Peter Hoppenbrouwers

Opis

Introduction to Medieval Europe 300–1500 provides a comprehensive survey of this complex and varied formative period of European history within a global context, covering themes as diverse as barbarian migrations, the impact of Christianisation, the formation of nations and states, the emergence of an expansionist commercial economy, the growth of cities, the Crusades, the effects of plague and the intellectual and cultural life of the Middle Ages.

The book explores the driving forces behind the formation of medieval society and the directions in which it developed and changed. In doing this, the authors cover a wide geographic expanse, including Western interactions with the Byzantine Empire, the Islamic World, Africa, the Americas and Asia. This fourth edition has been fully updated to reflect moves toward teaching the global Middle Ages and contains a wealth of new features and topics that help to bring this fascinating era to life, including:

• the global Middle Ages

• medieval slavery

• climate change and intercontinental pandemics

• European exchange with Africa, the Americas and Asia

• chapter summaries to support students’ understanding of the topics

• a fully updated glossary to give modern students the confidence and language to discuss medieval history

Clear and stimulating, the fourth edition of Introduction to Medieval Europe is the ideal companion to studying the entirety of medieval history at undergraduate level.

Spis treści

Introduction  Part 1 The early Middle Ages, 300–1000  1. The end of the Roman Empire in the West  2. The establishment of two world religions: Christianity and Islam  3. The powerful and the poor: society and economy in the Frankish kingdoms and beyond  Part 2: The Central Middle Ages, 1000-1300  4. Early kingdoms and principalities  5. Accelerated growth  6. Religious reform and renewal  Part 3: Expansion and maturation, 1000-1500  7. The beginnings of European expansion  8. Thinking about man and the world  9. Towns and the urbanisation of medieval society  Part 4: The Late Middle Ages, 1300-1500  10. Between crisis and contraction: population, economy and society  11. The consolidation of states  12. Crisis in the Church and the reorientation of the faithful  Epilogue