A Short History of the Middle Ages, Sixth Edition

by Barbara Rosenwein

In this new edition of A Short History of the Middle Ages , Barbara H. Rosenwein offers a panoramic view of the medieval world from Iceland to China and from Sweden to West Africa. Yet the book never loses sight of the main contours of the period ( c .300 to c .1500) or of the fate of the heirs of the Roman Empire. Its lively and informative narrative covers the major events, political and religious movements, men and women, saints and sinners, economic and cultural changes, ideals, fears, and fantasies of the period in Europe, Byzantium, and the Islamic world. A comprehensive new map program, updated for the global reach of this edition, offers a way to visualize the era’s enormous political, economic, and religious changes. Line drawings make clear archaeological finds and architectural structures All of the maps, genealogies, and figures in the book, as well as practice questions and suggested answers, are available at utphistorymatters.com,

Genres: Academic

384 pages, Paperback

Published January 16, 2023

Reviews

[Xime · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a good book for a detailed rundown of the Middle Ages but I really did not enjoy how it's structured.

[Crotchet · Rating 4 out of 5]

While this period of history is not among my favourites, this book deserves some praise. The structuring felt natural, the writing was relatively easy to understand and the book has lots of images with interesting descriptions to help better understand the subjects. There are a few extra chapters about material history in this book that go deeper into the middle ages as opposed to the (obviously) more basic information throughout the book, which I think adds to it. I would definitely recommend this to anyone interested in learning more about the middle ages.

[Len]

i did not enjoy that

[Nicole ♥ · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had to read it for class, also I do not like this part of history a whole lot...

[Iz Cerciello · Rating 2 out of 5]

dry

[Lotus Ederveen · Rating 3 out of 5]

spoiler: de pausen en de koningen zijn allemaal echt kinderachtig. Bemoei je met je eigen zaken en voer geen investituurstrijd