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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Barbara RosenweinPublisher: University of Toronto Press Imprint: University of Toronto Press Edition: 6th edition Dimensions: Width: 20.60cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 1.060kg ISBN: 9781487540999ISBN 10: 148754099 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 16 January 2023 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsList of Maps List of Plates List of Genealogies List of Figures Abbreviations, Date Conventions, Website Acknowledgments 1. Prelude: The Roman World Transformed (c.300–c.600) 2. The Emergence of Sibling Cultures (c.600–c.750) 3. Creating New Identities (c.750–c.900) Material Culture: Cloth and Clothing 4. Political Communities Reordered (c.900–c.1050) 5. New Configurations (c.1050–c.1150) 6. Ambitions Realized and Thwarted (c.1150–c.1250) Material Culture: The Making of an Illuminated Manuscript 7. Empires of Land and Mind (c.1250–c.1350) 8. Catastrophe and Creativity (c.1350–c.1500) Sources IndexReviewsBarbara H. Rosenwein's A Short History of the Middle Ages remains the standard, elegantly written and beautifully illustrated. With this edition, Rosenwein has widened the scope, bringing readers into Kievan Rus' and the Islamic world; added new features, which reinforce and deepen understanding; and incorporated the latest scholarly debates. A Short History of the Middle Ages is an indispensable teaching tool. - Hussein Fancy, Yale University Written in a lucid, engaging style, A Short History of the Middle Ages remains the best survey of medieval history in print today. Barbara H. Rosenwein skillfully balances the story of medieval Europe and the Mediterranean with fascinating commentary on connections across Eurasia and, by 1500, to the Americas. The text includes new maps; many full-color reproductions of art, artifacts, and architecture; and updated suggestions for further reading. - Celia Chazelle, The College of New Jersey """Barbara H. Rosenwein's A Short History of the Middle Ages remains the standard, elegantly written and beautifully illustrated. With this edition, Rosenwein has widened the scope, bringing readers into Kievan Rus' and the Islamic world; added new features, which reinforce and deepen understanding; and incorporated the latest scholarly debates. A Short History of the Middle Ages is an indispensable teaching tool."" - Hussein Fancy, Yale University ""Written in a lucid, engaging style, A Short History of the Middle Ages remains the best survey of medieval history in print today. Barbara H. Rosenwein skillfully balances the story of medieval Europe and the Mediterranean with fascinating commentary on connections across Eurasia and, by 1500, to the Americas. The text includes new maps; many full-color reproductions of art, artifacts, and architecture; and updated suggestions for further reading."" - Celia Chazelle, The College of New Jersey" Barbara H. Rosenwein's A Short History of the Middle Ages remains the standard, elegantly written and beautifully illustrated. With this edition, Rosenwein has widened the scope, bringing readers into Kievan Rus' and the Islamic world; added new features, which reinforce and deepen understanding; and incorporated the latest scholarly debates. A Short History of the Middle Ages is an indispensable teaching tool. - Hussein Fancy, Yale University Written in a lucid, engaging style, A Short History of the Middle Ages remains the best survey of medieval history in print today. Barbara H. Rosenwein skillfully balances the story of medieval Europe and the Mediterranean with fascinating commentary on connections across Eurasia and, by 1500, to the Americas. The text includes new maps; many full-color reproductions of art, artifacts, and architecture; and updated suggestions for further reading. - Celia Chazelle, The College of New Jersey Author InformationBarbara H. Rosenwein is a professor emerita in history at Loyola University Chicago. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |