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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen Johan Huizinga *Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen* is het bekendste werk van de historicus Johan Huizinga uit 1919. In het werk presenteert Huizinga het idee dat de overdreven formaliteit en romantiek van het laatmiddele… OL1141875W
The world to 1500 The world to 1500 Leften Stavros Stavrianos 399 p. : 23 cm OL114467W
The medieval vision The medieval vision Carolly Erickson Product Description: This exceptionally readable book describes how medieval men and women perceived their world, and how their vision of it colored their ideas about natural and supernatural occurre… OL11891795W
Economic and social history of medieval Europe Economic and social history of medieval Europe Pirenne, Henri "In this book, Henri Pirenne, the great Belgian economic historian, traces the character and general movement of the economic and social evolution of Western Europe from the end of the Roman Empire t… OL1433144W
Theorizing Medieval Geopolitics Theorizing Medieval Geopolitics Andrew Latham Over the past two decades or so, medieval geopolitics have come to occupy an increasingly prominent place in the collective imagination―and writings―of International Relations scholars. Although thes… OL16142724W
The historical present The historical present Walter Kudrycz Medievalism has become a central concern for those studying and teaching medieval history. It can be distinguished from traditional medieval history because it is not directly concerned with the stud… OL16309328W
The medieval reader The medieval reader Norman F. Cantor The only book of its kind, The Medieval Reader is a fascinating, illustrated collection of almost 100 first-hand accounts of the period known as the Middle Ages, roughly from the fourth to the sixtee… OL16613293W
The story of the world, history for the classical child The story of the world, history for the classical child S. Wise Bauer,Susan Wise Bauer Chronological history of the Middle Ages covering Africa, the Americas, Europe, and the Far East from 400 A.E. to 1600 A.D OL1840364W
Readings in medieval history Readings in medieval history Patrick J. Geary ""Instructors of medieval history are fortunate to have at their disposal a new edition of the best selection of medieval primary sources in English translation available today. Like its predecessors… OL18439836W
The Apocalypse in the early Middle Ages The Apocalypse in the early Middle Ages James T. Palmer This groundbreaking study reveals the distinctive impact of apocalyptic ideas about time, evil and power on church and society in the Latin West, c.400-c.1050. Drawing on evidence from late antiquity… OL20973881W
A World Lit Only by Fire A World Lit Only by Fire William Manchester William Manchester's A World Lit Only by Fire is the preeminent popular history of civilization's rebirth after the Dark Ages. OL4116624W
A history of political thought A history of political thought Walter Ullmann 253 p. 18 cm OL4387960W
Castle Diary Castle Diary Richard Platt,Chris Riddell What was it really like to live in a castle? Step back to the Middle Ages with *Castle Diary: The Journal of Tobias Burgess*. Eleven-year-old Toby’s vivid diary entries offer an insider’s view of … OL4793714W