Includes bibliographical references and index. "First published in 2002 in the Dutch language as "Eeuwen des Onderscheids: Een geschiedenis van middeleeuws Europa" by Prometheus. English translation, "Introduction to Medieval Europe 300-1550" first published in 2007 by Routledge."
Contents:
Introduction : The early Middle Ages, 300-1000 -- Transformation of the Roman world -- The establishment of two world religions -- Peasants and aristocrats -- The central Middle Ages, 1000-1300 -- Accelerated growth -- Kingdoms and principalities -- Religious reform -- Continuities, 1000-1550 -- The beginnings of European expansion -- Thinking about man and the world -- Towns and the urbanization of medieval society -- The late Middle Ages, 1300-1550 -- Crisis and contraction -- The consolidation of states -- Reorientation of the faithful.
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