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A HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE AGES 300-1500 - JOHN M ...

This clear and comprehensive text covers the Middle Ages from the classical era to the late
medieval period. Distinguished historian John Riddle provides a cogent analysis of the rulers 
wars  and events-both natural and human-that defined the medieval era. Taking a broad
geographical perspective  Riddle includes northern and eastern Europe  Byzantine civilization 
and the Islamic states. Each  he convincingly shows  offered values and institutions-religious
devotion  toleration and intolerance  laws  ways of thinking  and changing roles of women-that
presaged modernity. In addition to traditional topics of pen  sword  and word  the author
explores other driving forces such as science  religion  and technology in ways that previous
textbooks have not. He also examines such often-overlooked issues as medieval gender roles and
medicine and seminal events such as the crusades from the vantage point of both Muslims and
eastern and western Christians. In addition to a thorough chronological narrative  the text
offers humanizing features to engage students. Each chapter opens with a theme-setting vignette
about the lives of ordinary and extraordinary people. The book also introduces students to key
controversies and themes in historiography by featuring in each chapter a prominent medieval
historian and how his or her ideas have shaped contemporary thinking about the Middle Ages.
Richly illustrated with color plates  this lively  engaging book will immerse readers in the
medieval world  an era that shaped the foundation for the modern world.

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