| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Boethius and the Rise of Europe -- 2. Gregory the Great and the New Power of the Franks -- 3. Charlemagne and the First Renewal of the Roman Empire -- 4. Consolidation of the Kingdoms -- 5. The End of Days Draws Menacingly Close -- 6. "The True Emperor Is the Pope" -- 7. The Long Century of Papal Schisms -- 8. The Vicar of God -- 9. The Triumph of Jurisprudence -- 10. The Light of Reason -- 11. The Monarchy -- 12. Waiting for Judgment Day and the Renaissance -- Epilogue: The Dark Middle Ages? -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
Johannes Fried gives us a Middle Ages full of people encountering the unfamiliar, grappling with new ideas, redefining power, and interacting with different societies--an era characterized by continuities and discontinuities, the vibrant expansion of knowledge, and an understanding of the growing complexity of the world |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO; viewed on February 20, 2015) |
| Subject |
Civilization, Medieval.
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HISTORY -- World.
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HISTORY -- Medieval.
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Civilization, Medieval
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| SUBJECT |
Europe -- History -- 476-1492. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045690
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| Subject |
Europe
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lewis, Peter, 1958-
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| LC no. |
2014014404 |
| ISBN |
9780674735682 |
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0674735684 |
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0674055624 |
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9780674055629 |
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