Download or read book Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Medieval World written by Pam J. Crabtree and published by Facts on File. This book was released on 2008 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The four-volume Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Medieval World provides readers with comprehensive coverage of the medieval world, from the fall of Rome to the European Renaissance, including Western and non-Western cultures and civilizations. Following an introduction that outlines the history of the major centers of civilization, this authoritative set features 71 alphabetical entries that explore specific topics such as architecture, economy, art, and the military, followed by subsections on Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Islamic World. These insightful entries, including 12 on "major" topics with more in-depth coverage, allow readers to compare and contrast events in different areas of the world with ease. Key articles are supported by primary source documents, and a list of further reading complements each entry. More than 200 black-and-white photographs, maps, and sidebars accompany the text, and a glossary, chronology, general bibliography, and comprehensive index round out this accessible set.--Publisher information.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Medieval World written by Pam J. Crabtree and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Medieval World provides readers with comprehensive coverage of the medieval world, from the fall of Rome to the European Renaissance, including Western and non-Western cultures and civilizations.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Ancient and Medieval World 8 Volume Set written by Peter Bogucki and published by Facts on File. This book was released on 2009-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Ancient and Medieval World is an authoritative collection of two engaging and readable reference sets--Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Medieval World and Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Ancient World. Including information on Western and non-Western cultures and civilizations, this illustrated eight-volume set provides comprehensive coverage of these prolific eras in world history--from prehistory to the fall of Rome and the European Renaissance. The alphabetical entries in these well-researched encyclopedias explore specific topics and allow readers to compare and contrast events in different areas of the world with ease. Primary source documents, sidebars, and black-and-white photographs and maps supplement the text.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Medieval World written by Pam J. Crabtree and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Global Medieval Life and Culture 3 volumes written by Joyce E. Salisbury and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-12-30 with total page 1211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The period we know as the Middle Ages, roughly the years 400–1400, saw the formation of ideas and institutions that mark modern societies. Developments as disparate as the foundation of Islam and the emergence of the middle class occurred during this pivotal millennium. Although historical study of the Middle Ages has traditionally focused on Western Europe, modern historians recognize the complex global nature of this era. For all major world regions, this three-volume work offers in-depth essays on broad themes, short entries on specific topics, and carefully selected primary documents to help readers more fully understand this critically important period. Edited by Joyce Salisbury, who is general editor of the award-winning Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life, and written by Professor Salisbury and a series of prominent historians with regional expertise, Greenwood Encyclopedia of Global Medieval Life and Culture comprises three volumes covering the following areas of the globe: Volume 1:Europe and the Americas Volume 2: Islam and Africa Volume 3: Asia and Oceania Each regional section comprises seven in-depth essays covering the following broad topics and concluding with bibliographies of important and current information resources: Historical Overview of the Region, Religion, Economy, The Arts, Society, Science and Technology, and Global Ties. The Global Ties essays trace the political, social, economic, religious, technological, or commercial connections that existed between the region under discussion and any other world regions during the Middle Ages. Each regional section also includes a series of brief entries covering people, events, developments, and concepts mentioned in the in-depth essays. Examples of entry topics include the following: Berbers, Emperor Harsha, Ethiopian Christianity, Flowery Warfare, Footbinding, Hildegard of Bingen, Jainism, Jihad, Maya Collapse, Neo-Confucianism, Romanesque, and Sharia. A series of sidebars in each section will provide lists, graphs, charts, and other useful data relating to the region. Each section will also be illustrated and will include a selection of interesting primary documents that further illustrate the main themes addressed in the in-depth essays. Cross-references within the sections and a detailed subject index will also help readers access information in the essays and short entries.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Medieval World written by Pam J. Crabtree and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The four-volume Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Medieval World provides readers with comprehensive coverage of the medieval world, from the fall of Rome to the European Renaissance, including Western and non-Western cultures and civilizations. Following an introduction that outlines the history of the major centers of civilization, this authoritative set features 71 alphabetical entries that explore specific topics such as architecture, economy, art, and the military, followed by subsections on Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Islamic World. These insightful entries, including 12 on "major" topics with more in-depth coverage, allow readers to compare and contrast events in different areas of the world with ease. Key articles are supported by primary source documents, and a list of further reading complements each entry. More than 200 black-and-white photographs, maps, and sidebars accompany the text, and a glossary, chronology, general bibliography, and comprehensive index round out this accessible set.--Publisher information.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Medieval World written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The four-volume Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Medieval World provides readers with comprehensive coverage of the medieval world, from the fall of Rome to the European Renaissance, including Western and non-Western cultures and civilizations. Following an introduction that outlines the history of the major centers of civilization, this authoritative set features 71 alphabetical entries that explore specific topics such as architecture, economy, art, and the military, followed by subsections on Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Islamic World. These insightful entries, including 12 on "major" topics with more in-depth coverage, allow readers to compare and contrast events in different areas of the world with ease. Key articles are supported by primary source documents, and a list of further reading complements each entry. More than 200 black-and-white photographs, maps, and sidebars accompany the text, and a glossary, chronology, general bibliography, and comprehensive index round out this accessible set.--Publisher information.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of the Medieval World written by Edward D. English and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 920 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete history of this exciting period in one comprehensive reference, The Middle Ages fascinates scholars and laypeople alike. The period has been romanticized, misrepresented, and misunderstood perhaps more than any other in history. Behind the imaginative stories of knights, castles, and epic quests there lies a medieval world that is every bit as incredible and intriguing as the fictional one, only its people really lived, its events actually happened, and its achievements helped create the world of today. The two-volume Encyclopedia of the Medieval World provides a detailed look at this significant thousand-year period. Broad cultural and geographic coverage based on reliable and accurate scholarship, this comprehensive yet accessible encyclopedia covers the medieval world from Scandinavia to the Maghreb and Iceland to Moscow, including Byzantium, Seljuk and early Ottoman Anatolia, Armenia, the Kurds, the Levant, Syria, and Palestine. Approximately 2,000 entries offer exhaustive coverage on everything from significant personalities, archaeology, arts and architecture, institutions, literature, philosophy, and religion to economy, law, science, technology, politics, and warfare. Reflecting the changes in scholarly interest that have occurred over the last two decades, this encyclopedia is interdisciplinary and comparative with attentive detail to cultural and geographic subject matter. Topics that have been treated only marginally in previous publications on the Middle Ages such as women, ecology, ethnicity, nationalism, and labor are treated more thoroughly here, making this an authoritative resource that readers with an interest in the Middle Ages will want to consult. Highly accessible historical information. Further readings listed at the end of all articles and a comprehensive bibliography in the second volume direct readers to the latest and most accessible scholarship. More than 120 black-and-white photographs and illustrations depict battles, significant individuals, artifacts, and more, and stunning maps and charts make this period come to life. A detailed index, bibliography, cross-references, and chronology complete this magnificent encyclopedia. In a reference perfect for high school and college students, academic scholars, and general readers interested in the Middle Ages, Encyclopedia of the Medieval World covers more information than any single reference book of its kind. Coverage includes: Significant individuals (Charlemagne, Gregory VII, Saladin); Archaeological artifacts of particular importance (Sutton Hoo); Economic and agricultural practices, ideas, and commodities (plough, gold, banking, usury); Institutions of church and state (papacy, parliament, commune) Scientific and technological knowledge and inventions (Roger Bacon, the compass); Items and practices from daily life (games, food, cooking); Landmark documents (Magna Carta); Artistic production, styles, techniques, themes, producers, and patrons for painting, sculpture, architecture, and the minor arts (Romanesque, Gothic, manuscript illumination); Social ideas and practice (marriage, death and burial, childhood) from all levels of society; Warfare (technology, battles, and wars); Kingship (dynasties and practices); National literary and cultural authors (Dante), monuments (Decameron), subjects (Gawain), and styles; Religious ideas and practices (simony, reform movements, heresies, saints); Cultural interchange among peoples (peaceful and violent); Theological and philosophical ideas, individuals, and movements (scholasticism, Thomas Aquinas); Travel and expansion (Eastern Europe, the Levant, geographical knowledge, ships).
Download or read book Medieval Culture and Society written by David Herlihy and published by Springer. This book was released on 1968-06-18 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book All Things Medieval 2 volumes written by Ruth A. Johnston and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-08-15 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This insightful survey of the "things" of medieval Europe allows modern readers to understand what they looked like, what they were made of, how they were created, and how they were used. All Things Medieval: An Encyclopedia of the Medieval World covers the widest definition of "medieval Europe" possible, not by covering history in the traditional, textbook manner of listing wars, leaders, and significant historic events, but by presenting detailed alphabetical entries that describe the artifacts of medieval Europe. By examining the hidden material culture and by presenting information about topics that few books cover—pottery, locks and keys, shoes, weaving looms, barrels, toys, pets, ink, kitchen utensils, and much more—readers get invaluable insights into the nature of life during that time period and area. The heartland European regions such as England, France, Italy, and Germany are covered extensively, and information regarding the objects of regions such as Byzantium, Muslim Spain, and Scandinavia are also included. For each topic of material culture, the entry considers the full scope of the medieval period—roughly 500–1450—to give the reader a historical perspective of related traditions or inventions and describes the craftsmen and tools that produced it.
Download or read book Medieval Islamic Civilization written by Josef W. Meri and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 980 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the socio-cultural history of the regions where Islam took hold between the 7th and 16th century. This two-volume work contains 700 alphabetically arranged entries, and provides a portrait of Islamic civilization. It is of use in understanding the roots of Islamic society as well to explore the culture of medieval civilization.
Download or read book Brill s Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Encyclopedia of the Renaissance Abrabanel civility written by Paul F. Grendler and published by Charles Scribner's Sons. This book was released on 1999 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Review: "Conceived and produced in association with the Renaissance society of America, this work presents a panoramic view of the cultural movement and the period of history beginning in Italy from approximately 1350, broadening geographically to include the rest of Europe by the middle-to-late-15th century, and ending in the early 17th century. Each of the nearly 1,200 entries provides a learned and succinct account suitable for inquiring readers at several levels. These readable essays covering the arts and letters, in addition to everyday life, will be appreciated by general readers and high-school students. The thoughtful analyses will enlighten college students and delight scholars. A selective bibliography of primary and secondary sources for further study follows each article."--"Outstanding reference sources 2000", American Libraries, May 2000. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA.
Download or read book Women and Gender in Medieval Europe written by Margaret Schaus and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2006 with total page 986 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher description
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Ancient World written by Peter I. Bogucki and published by Facts on File. This book was released on 2008 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains alphabetically arranged entries, from adornment to crime and punishment, that provide information about culture and society in the ancient world and includes photographs and maps.
Download or read book The Medieval World written by Peter Linehan and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking collection brings the Middle Ages to life and conveys the distinctiveness of this diverse, constantly changing period. Thirty-eight scholars bring together one medieval world from many disparate worlds, from Connacht to Constantinople and from Tynemouth to Timbuktu. This extraordinary set of reconstructions presents the reader with a vivid re-drawing of the medieval past, offering fresh appraisals of the evidence and modern historical writing. Chapters are thematically linked in four sections: identities beliefs, social values and symbolic order power and power-structures elites, organizations and groups. Packed full of original scholarship, The Medieval World is essential reading for anyone studying medieval history.
Download or read book War and Society in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds written by Kurt A. Raaflaub and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This social history of war from the third millennium BCE to the 10th-century CE in the Mediterranean, the Near East and Europe (Egypt, Achamenid Persia, Greece, the Hellenistic World, the Roman Republic and Empire, the Byzantine Empire, the early Islamic World and early Medieval Europe) with parallel studies of Mesoamerica (the Maya and Aztecs) and East Asia (ancient China, medieval Japan). The volume offers a broadly based, comparative examination of war and military organization in their complex interactions with social, economic and political structures, as well as cultural practices.
