A Short History of the Middle Ages, Sixth Edition

by Barbara H. Rosenwein

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Published: January 2023

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Imprint: University of Toronto Press

Page Count: 384 Pages

Illustrations: 85 colour illustrations, 2 b&w illustrations, 53 colour maps, 23 colour figures, 4 b&w figures

Dimensions: 8.10 x 10.00

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ISBN: 9781487540999

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In this newest edition of A Short History of the Middle Ages, Barbara H. Rosenwein offers a panoramic view of the medieval world from Iceland to China and from Sweden to West Africa. Yet the book never loses sight of the main contours of the period (c.300 to c.1500) or of the fate of the heirs of the Roman Empire. Its lively and informative narrative covers the major events, political and religious movements, people, saints and sinners, economic and cultural changes, ideals, fears, and fantasies of the period in Europe, Byzantium, and the Islamic world.

A comprehensive new map program, updated for the global approach of this edition, offers a way to visualize the era's enormous political, economic, and religious changes. Line drawings make clear archaeological finds and architectural structures. Key questions about the text, plates, maps, and other features (with possible answers), as well as important technical terms and definitions, are available online for students to review and study and for teachers to use, modify, and supplement.

Barbara H. Rosenwein is a professor emerita in history at Loyola University Chicago.

List 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
Index

"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

History / Medieval History / Introductory Medieval History

Medieval Studies / Medieval History / Introductory Medieval History

Medieval Studies / Medieval Art