File Format | PDF
File Size | 9.44 MB
Pages | 479
Language | English
Category | Europe
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Description: Deftly written
and beautifully illustrated, The Worlds of Medieval Europe, Second Edition,
presents a distinctive and nuanced portrayal of a western world that was
sharply divided between its northern and southern aspects.
By integrating
the histories of the Islamic and Byzantine worlds into the main narrative,
author Clifford R. Backman offers an insightful, detailed, and often witty look
at the continuum of interaction--social, cultural, intellectual, and
commercial--that existed among all three societies.
Filled with
relevant primary documents, this compelling volume surpasses traditional
textbook representations of the Middle Ages by balancing the conventional focus
on political affairs, especially those of northern Europe, with equally
detailed attention to medieval society as it developed in the Mediterranean.
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The Worlds of Medieval Europe