{"product_id":"a-companion-to-the-medieval-world-paperback","title":"A Companion to the Medieval World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarol Lansing\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eEdward D. English\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 \u003c\/p\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\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe European Middle Ages are an extraordinarily rich field of interdisciplinary study. Cultural forms and institutions central to European identity took shape during this period. The rise of Europe from an obscure backwater to cultural and colonial expansion on the world stage found it origins in the Middle Ages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this volume 26 distinguished scholars examine major issues in the study of medieval Europe. Much recent scholarship has sought to identify and strip away later intellectual categories and seek a fresh understanding of medieval culture and society on its own terms. That approach is reflected in the articles in this volume on questions such as the end of late antiquity, reform, the crusades, the family, chivalric culture, Romanesque and Gothic architecture, Christianization and heresy. It addresses key themes such as sexuality, gender, and power and class. More traditional topics are also explored including economic and demographic expansion and change, urban politics, kingship, hospitals, education, and scholasticism. The volume is vital for European specialists and an important resource for comparative world history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarol Lansing\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her research focuses on medieval Italian politics, society, and culture. Previous publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Florentine Magnates: Lineage and Faction in a Medieval Commune\u003c\/i\u003e (1991), \u003ci\u003ePower and Purity: Cathar Heresy in Medieval Italy\u003c\/i\u003e (1998) and \u003ci\u003ePassion and Order: Restraint of Grief in the Medieval Italian Communes\u003c\/i\u003e (2008).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward D. English\u003c\/b\u003e is Executive Director of Medieval Studies and Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is finishing the first of two volumes on the society and politics of Siena in the fourteenth century. His other publications include \u003ci\u003eEnterprise and Liability in Sienese Banking, 1230-1350\u003c\/i\u003e (1988) and \u003ci\u003eThe Encyclopedia of the Medieval World, 2 volumes\u003c\/i\u003e (2005).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 608\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.6 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 26, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52619341857075,"sku":"9781118425121","price":96.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/UW56NFAwN3EzTmtZZVhDY2ZNTmN1dz09.webp?v=1761926229","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/a-companion-to-the-medieval-world-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}