A Short History of the Middle Ages, Volume II: From c.900 to c.1500, Sixth Edition

by Barbara H. Rosenwein

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Published: January 2023

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Imprint: University of Toronto Press

Page Count: 256 Pages

Illustrations: 55 colour illustrations, 4 b&w illustrations, 35 colour maps, 19 b&w figures

Dimensions: 8.00 x 10.00

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ISBN: 9781487546984

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In this new edition of A Short History of the Middle Ages, Barbara H. Rosenwein offers a panoramic view of the medieval world. Volume II ranges from England to China and from West Africa to the Baltic, while never losing sight of the main contours of the period c.900 to c.1500. The lively and informative narrative covers the major developments, 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 reach 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. All of the maps, genealogies, and figures in the book, as well as practice questions and suggested answers, are available at utphistorymatters.com.

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
Website
Abbreviations and Conventions
Acknowledgments
Note to Readers

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)

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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

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Medieval Studies / Medieval History / Introductory Medieval History

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