What is medieval history?
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What is medieval history?
（What is history?）
Polity, 2008
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [128]-147) and index
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ISBN 9780745639321
Description
What is it that medieval historians do? And how - and why - do they do it? What is Medieval History? provides an accessible, far-ranging and passionate guide to the study of medieval history. The book discusses the creation of the academic field, the nature of the sources, the intellectual tools used by medievalists, and some key areas of thematic importance from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Reformation. Students, teachers, researchers and interested general readers will find the book an invaluable guide. The author explores his field through numerous fascinating case studies, including a magical plot against a medieval pope, a fourteenth-century insurrection, and the importance of a kiss exchanged between two tenth-century noblemen. Throughout the book, readers are shown not only what medieval history is, but the cultural and political contexts in which medieval history has been written. And, above all, What is Medieval History? demonstrates why the pursuit of medieval history continues to be important to the present and future world.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations vii
Preface and Acknowledgements viii
1 Framing the Middle Ages 1
A Medieval Tale 1
Medievalisms and Historiographies 8
The Politics of Framing 16
2 Tracing the Middle Ages 23
Polyphony or Cacophony? 23
Editions and Archives 26
Using Documents 30
Chronicles 36
Charters 40
Images 46
Legal Records 51
3 Reading the Middle Ages 57
Anthropology 58
Numbers and Statistics 65
Archaeology and Material Culture 72
Texts and Cultural Theory 79
4 Debating the Middle Ages 86
Ritual 88
Social Structures 95
Cultural Identities 104
Power 109
5 Making and Remaking the Middle Ages 119
Notes 128
Further Reading 143
Index 148
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Description
What is Medieval History? provides an accessible, far-ranging and passionate guide to the study of medieval history. The book discusses the creation of the academic field, the nature of the sources, the intellectual tools used by medievalists, and key areas of thematic importance from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Reformation.
Table of Contents
Preface. Chapter One: Framing the Middle Ages. Chapter Two: Tracing the Middle Ages. Chapter Three: Reading the Middle Ages. Chapter Four: Debating the Middle Ages. Chapter Five: Making and Remaking the Middle Ages. Further Reading. Index
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