Western Europe in the Middle Ages, 300-1475

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Western Europe in the Middle Ages, 300-1475

Brian Tierney, Sidney Painter

McGraw-Hill College, c1999

6th ed

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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This chronological presentation of Western Europe in the Middle Ages provides the political, religious, intellectual, and economic history of the time. The revision of this classic, definitive text includes the latest historiography and more coverage of medieval society and women. Famous for its compelling narrative, the blend of chronology and historical interpretation, anecdotal info which brings the medieval world to life, and the accompanying readers (SOURCES and READINGS).

Table of Contents

MapsNote on the Sixth EditionPrefaceIntroductionFOUNDATIONS OF WESTERN HISTORYChapter 1: Europe: Land and PeopleROMAN, CHRISTIAN, BARBARIAN: THE ANCIENT WORLD TRANSFORMEDChapter 2: The Roman EmpireChapter 3: The Christian ChurchChapter 4: The BarbariansTHE EMERGENCE OF EUROPEChapter 5: Byzantium, Frankish Gaul, and Rome Chapter 6: The Crisis of the Eighth Century Chapter 7: The First EuropeEARLY MEDIEVAL EUROPE: A NEW SOCIETYChapter 8: The Feudal WorldChapter 9: Agriculture and Rural SocietyChapter 10: Early Medieval GovernmentChapter 11: The Reform of the ChurchChapter 12: Europe and Her NeighborsTHE FLOWERING OF THE TWELFTH CENTURYChapter 13: Expansion of Europe: The First CrusadesChapter 14: Economic Revival and Social ChangeChapter 15: Religion and LearningChapter 16: The Feudal Monarchies: Empire and PapacyTHE HARVEST OF MEDIEVAL CIVILIZATIONChapter 17: Papal Power and Religious DissentChapter 18: The Development of Medieval GovernmentChapter 19: The World of ThoughtChapter 20: Architecture, Art, and LiteratureTHE MEDIEVAL WORLD IN CRISISChapter 21: An Age of AdversityChapter 22: The Failure of Papal LeadershipChapter 23: The Hundred Years' War: Fourteenth-Century CampaignsChapter 24: Late Medieval Politics: A Century of SchismsChapter 25: Society, Economy, and CultureFROM MEDIEVAL TO MODERN EUROPEChapter 26: The End of the Hundred Years' WarChapter 27: The End of the Great SchismChapter 28: The Growth of National MonarchyEpilogueAppendixIndex

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