Marked By C. Warren Hollister's Clear Historical Vision And Engaging Teaching Style, This Classic Text Has Been Judiciously Revised By Judith Bennett; The Tenth Edition Includes Greater Coverage Of Byzantium And Islam, A Revised Map Program, A New Essay Program On Medieval Myths, And More. In His Preface To The Eighth Edition, Professor Hollister Wrote Of His Realization, While In College, That Our World Today Is A Product Of The Medieval Past. Medieval Europe Introduces Today's Students To The Medieval Roots Of Our Own Society. -- Publisher's Information. Part I. The Early Middle Ages: The Birth Of Europe, 500-1000 -- Chapter 1. Rome Becomes Christian, C. 31 B.c.e.-430 C.e. -- Chapter 2: Barbarian Settlement In The West, C. 400-500 -- Chapter 3: Early Western Christendom, C. 500-700 -- Chapter 4: Neighbors: Byzantium And Islam, C. 500-1000 -- Chapter 5: Carolingian Europe, C. 700-850 -- Chapter 6: Division, Invasion, And Reorganization, C. 800-1000 -- Part Ii: The Central Middle Ages: Reform, Revival, And Expansion, 1000-1300 -- Chapter 7: Economic Takeoff And Social Change, C. 1000-1300 -- Chapter 8: New Paths To God, C. 1000-1250 -- Chapter 9: Conquests, Crusades, And Persecutions, C. 1100-1300 -- Chapter 10: Worlds In Collision: Papacy And Holy Roman Empire, C. 1125-1300 -- Chapter 11: States In The Making: England And France, C. 1050-1300 -- Chapter 12: Literature, Art, And Thought, C. 1000-1300 -- Part Iii: The Later Middle Ages: Crisis And Creativity, 1300-1500 -- Chapter 13: Famine, Plague, And Recovery, C. 1300-1500 -- Chapter 14: Toward The Sovereign State, C. 1300-1500 -- Chapter 15: Diversity And Dynamism In Late Medieval Culture, C. 1300-1500. Judith M. Bennett, C. Warren Hollister. Rev. Of: Medieval Europe / C. Warren Hollister, Judith M. Bennett. 9th Ed. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

This richly illustrated book is the most authoritative account of life in medieval Europe between the fall of the Roman Empire and the coming of the Renaissance. Full coverage is given to all aspects of life in a thousand-year period which saw the creation of western civilization: from the empires and kingdoms of Charlemagne, the Byzantines, and the Hundred Years War, to the ideals of the Crusades; the building of great cathedrals and the social catastrophe of the Black Death; the cultural worlds of chivalric knights, popular festivals, and new art forms. The chapters show the movement of the centre of gravity in European life from the Mediterranean to the north; and the authors explore the contrast between Byzantine and Renaissance cultures in the south and the new, complex political and social structures of north-west Europe, which by 1300 had the most advanced civilization the world had ever seen. Ranging from the fall of the Roman Empire to the dawn of the Renaissance, this volume offers a chronicle of life in medieval Europe.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize • New York Times Bestseller • Over Two Million Copies Sold“One of the most significant projects embarked upon by any intellectual of our generation” (Gregg Easterbrook, New York Times), Guns, Germs, and Steel presents a groundbreaking, unified narrative of human history.Why did Eurasians conquer, displace, or decimate Native Americans, Australians, and Africans, instead of the reverse? In this “artful, informative, and delightful” (William H. McNeill, New York Review of Books) book, a classic of our time, evolutionary biologist Jared Diamond dismantles racist theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors actually responsible for its broadest patterns.The story begins 13,000 years ago, when Stone Age hunter-gatherers constituted the entire human population. Around that time, the developmental paths of human societies on different continents began to diverge greatly. Early domestication of wild plants and animals in the Fertile Crescent, China, Mesoamerica, the Andes, and other areas gave peoples of those regions a head start at a new way of life. But the localized origins of farming and herding proved to be only part of the explanation for their differing fates. The unequal rates at which food production spread from those initial centers were influenced by other features of climate and geography, including the disparate sizes, locations, and even shapes of the continents. Only societies that moved away from the hunter-gatherer stage went on to develop writing, technology, government, and organized religions as well as deadly germs and potent weapons of war. It was those societies, adventuring on sea and land, that invaded others, decimating native inhabitants through slaughter and the spread of disease.A major landmark in our understanding of human societies, Guns, Germs, and Steel chronicles the way in which the modern world, and its inequalities, came to be.

A Short History Of The Middle Ages Volume Ii Is An Affordable, Succinct Narrative Overview Of Medieval History From C.900 To C.1500. Each Chapter Covers A Slice Of Time And Integrates Culture, Politics, Art, Economics, And Social Issues. Rosenwein Places Europe In The Context Of The Islamic World And The Byzantine, Mongol, And Ottoman Empires. The Histories Of Women, Jews, And Heretics Are All Important Parts Of This Story. With 38 Plates, Most In Color, Volume Ii''s Illustrations Serve As An Introduction To The History Of Medieval Art And Architecture, While Its 26 Maps'many In Color'provide A Wordless Panorama Of Political Changes Over Time. Genealogies And Lists Of Popes And Other Rulers Are Provided So That The Book May Serve As A Handy Reference Tool. New To The Second Edition Are The Lists Of Key Events Indicating Major Dates In Each Chapter. Revisions And Expansions Have Been Made Throughout. The Original One-volume Format Of A Short History Of The Middle Ages, Covering Medieval History From C.300 To C.1500, Remains Available. Comments: A Short History Of The Middle Ages, Second Edition Is The Most Beautifully Presented Textbook I Have Seen In Nearly Twenty Years Of University Teaching. The Additions To The Second Edition, Especially The Timelines At The Ends Of The Chapters, Make This Edition Far Superior To The First. - Gary Miller, Southern Oregon University Rosenwein Gives A Concise, Detailed, And Up-to-date Survey Of Medieval History. She Is Masterful In Integrating Closely The Book''s Many Images, Maps, And Genealogies Into Her Argument. Her Treatment Is Concise, Without Ever Being Superficial. A Short History Of The Middle Ages Is By Far The Best Book Of Its Kind. - Anders Winroth, Yale University This Beautifully Written, Exquisitely Illustrated Short History Is An Ideal Introduction To The Middle Ages. Rosenwein''s Feat Of Synthesizing The Strongest New Scholarship In The Field While Writing For The General Reader Is Unparalleled. Because It Is Comprehensive And Clearly Detailed, I Find This Book As Useful To Students Of Literature, Art History, And Cultural Studies As It Is To Historians. - Bonnie Wheeler, Southern Methodist University Key Features: Full Color Throughout With 38 Plates And 26 Maps Genealogical Tables, Lists Of Popes And Key Dates Integration Of Art Into The History Of The Period Inclusion Of Byzantine And Islamic Worlds Overhead Transparencies Of Maps And Figures Available Access To A Searchable Website Special Combined Price: Please Note That A Special Discount Price Of Cdn & Us $65.00 Is Available When This Book Is Shrinkwrapped With Reading The Middle Ages, Volume Ii: From C.900 To C.1500, Edited By Barbara H. Rosenwein. The Isbn For This Special Package Is 978-1-55402-664-7. Please Contact Customerservice@broadviewpress.com For More Details. Barbara H. Rosenwein''s Other Works Include Negotiating Space: Power, Restraint, And Privileges Of Immunity In Early Medieval Europe And To Be The Neighbor Of Saint Peter: The Social Meaning Of Cluny''s Property. She Is A Professor In The Department Of History At Loyola University Chicago.

A History Of The Middle Ages, Including The Merger Of Roman, Christian, And Germanic Cultures; The Transformation Of The Roman Empire; And Social, Economic, Religious, And Cultural Aspects Of Medieval Life. The Three Cultures That Made The Middle Ages -- Settling Down In The Old Empire -- Three Empires: Carlolingian, Byzantine, And Arab -- The Turning Point -- The Flowering Of Medieval Europe -- New Architecture, Ideas, And Monastic Orders -- Communities And Their Members -- The Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse. Barbara A. Hanawalt. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 152-155) And Index.

R.h.c. Davis ; With Commentary Provided By R.i. Moore. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

now Revised And Expanded, This Edition Of The Splendidly Detailed And Lively History Of The Middle Ages Contains More Than 30 Percent New Material. booknews cantor Has Rewritten About A Third Of His 1963 Classic Overview Of The Middle Ages In Europe. The New Edition Incorporates Recent Research And Gives More Attention To Topics That Have Become Of More Concern, Such As Women's Experience, Family History, Piety And Heresy. It Will Probably Remain The Standard Undergraduate Text For Many Years. Acidic Paper. Annotation C. Book News, Inc., Portland, Or (booknews.com)

a Fresh, Lively Narrative, This Innovative History Of Medieval Europe Provides A Coherent Description Of The Chaotic, But Compelling, Era. It Focuses, But Not Narrowly, On The History Of Europe From The Fifth Through The Fifteenth Centuries — Setting The Subject In The Broader Context Of World Events. It Explains Complex Issues (e.g., Philosophy, Scholasticism, Etc.) Clearly And Illuminates Large Issues By Showing How They Manifested Themselves Intimately And Directly In The Lives Of Memorable Individuals.this Fascinating Volume Covers The Medieval World's Roman And Christian Foundations, The Western Roman Empire And The Germans, The Eastern Empire And The Arabs, The Emerging Outline Of Modern Europe, The Flowering Of The High Middle Ages, Politics And The High Middle Ages And Finally The Transition To A New Age.for Those Interested In Medieval History.