{"product_id":"a-companion-to-the-medieval-world-paperback-softback-9781118425121","title":"A Companion to the Medieval World (Paperback \/ softback) 9781118425121","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to the Medieval World\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCarol Lansing (Edited by), C Lansing (Author), Edward D. English (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118425121, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 7 December 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e608 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 17.3 x 2.8 cm, 0.898 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...a valuable reference book for students engaged in medieval studies at honours or postgraduate level seeking in-depth information on sources for essays and theses. It is useful for teachers and lecturers of medieval history (like me) striving to keep upto-date with the state of the discipline. Many of the essays would also be of interest to intelligent 'general readers' who wish to extend their knowledge of the medieval world.\"\u003cbr\u003e(\u003ci\u003eSt. Mark's Review\u003c\/i\u003e, August 2016 issue)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Nonetheless, this \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent manual for those who have never (or only partially) studied medieval history, as it provides clear outlines of extremely complex issues, a thought-provoking insight into historiographical and methodological trends, as well as an extremely rich bibliography to assist further investigation.\"\u003cbr\u003e(\u003ci\u003eEnglish Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e, January 2013 issue)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Companion to the Medieval World\u003c\/i\u003e will be of great value for instructors who want to pull their own thoughts together and to have a model for a concise explication of complicated topics. It will also bring home to students and general readers that there is no \"party line\" on the medieval world and that the past, as an intellectual and cultural construct, is very much alive.\"\u003cbr\u003e(\u003ci\u003eThe Medieval Review\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDrawing on the expertise of 26 distinguished scholars, this important volume covers the major issues in the study of medieval Europe, highlighting the significant impact the time period had on cultural forms and institutions central to European identity. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines changing approaches to the study of medieval Europe, its periodization, and central themes\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes coverage of important questions such as identity and the self, sexuality and gender, emotionality and ethnicity, as well as more traditional topics such as economic and demographic expansion; kingship; and the rise of the West\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores Europe’s understanding of the wider world to place the study of the medieval society in a global context\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I THE MIDDLE AGES 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Idea of a Middle Ages 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdward D. English and Carol Lansing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II EARLY MEDIEVAL FOUNDATIONS 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Economies and Societies in Early Medieval Western Europe 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatthew Innes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Politics and Power 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHans Hummer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Religious Culture and the Power of Tradition in the Early Medieval West 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYitzhak Hen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III POPULATIONS AND THE ECONOMY 87\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Economic Takeoff and the Rise of Markets 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Paul Masschaele\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Rural Families in Medieval Europe 111\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhillipp R. Schofield\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Marriage in Medieval Latin Christendom 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartha Howell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Gender and Sexuality 161\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Arnold\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Society, Elite Families, and Politics in Late Medieval Italian Cities 185\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdward D. English\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART IV RELIGIOUS CULTURE 209\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 New Religious Movements and Reform 211\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaureen C. Miller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Monastic and Mendicant Communities 231\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eConstance H. Berman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Hospitals in the Middle Ages 257\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames W. Brodman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Popular Belief and Heresy 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarol Lansing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Jews in the Middle Ages 293\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKenneth R. Stow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Muslims in Medieval Europe 313\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOlivia Remie Constable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART V POLITICS AND POWER 333\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Conflict Resolution and Legal Systems 335\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas Kuehn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Medieval Rulers and Political Ideology 354\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert W. Dyson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Papal Monarchy 372\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndreas Meyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Urban Historical Geography and the Writing of Late Medieval Urban History 397\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeofilo F. Ruiz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Bureaucracy and Literacy 413\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Britnell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 The Practice of War 435\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eClifford J. Rogers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Expansion and the Crusades 455\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher Tyerman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART VI TECHNOLOGIES AND CULTURE 475\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Romanesque and Gothic Church Architecture 477\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen Murray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Aristocratic Culture: Kinship, Chivalry, and Court Culture 500\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard E. Barton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Philosophy and Humanism 525\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen Gersh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Philosophy and Theology in the Universities 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilipp W. Rosemann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART VII THE EUROPEAN MIDDLE AGES 561\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Medieval Europe in World History 563\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eR. I. 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