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Europe´s Long Twelfth Century: Order, Anxiety and Adaptation, 1095-1229
Dr John D. Cotts
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Description for Europe´s Long Twelfth Century: Order, Anxiety and Adaptation, 1095-1229
Hardback. John D. Cotts introduces the twelfth century as a period when European society was radically transformed by new cultural possibilities. Covering political, economic and intellectual issues, as well as the Crusades, Cotts focuses on the ways in which Europeans encountered these possibilities, and how they dealt with the moral problems that arose. Series: European History in Perspective. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
Between 1095 and 1229, Western Europe confronted a series of alternative cultural possibilities that would fundamentally transform its social structures, its intellectual life, and its very identity. It was a period of difficult decisions and anxiety rather than a triumphant 'renaissance'. In this fresh reassessment of the twelfth century, John D. Cotts: - Shows how new social, economic and religious options challenged Europeans to re-imagine their place in the world - Provides an overview of political life and detailed examples of the original thought and religious enthusiasm of the time - Presents the Crusades as the century's defining movement. ... Read more
Between 1095 and 1229, Western Europe confronted a series of alternative cultural possibilities that would fundamentally transform its social structures, its intellectual life, and its very identity. It was a period of difficult decisions and anxiety rather than a triumphant 'renaissance'. In this fresh reassessment of the twelfth century, John D. Cotts: - Shows how new social, economic and religious options challenged Europeans to re-imagine their place in the world - Provides an overview of political life and detailed examples of the original thought and religious enthusiasm of the time - Presents the Crusades as the century's defining movement. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
Series
European History in Perspective
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230237841
SKU
V9780230237841
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About Dr John D. Cotts
JOHN D. COTTS is Associate Professor of History at Whitman College, USA.
Reviews for Europe´s Long Twelfth Century: Order, Anxiety and Adaptation, 1095-1229
Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2013 'Well written and clearly argued, this excellent survey of the 12th century should be on every undergraduate medieval history reading list. Highly recommended.' - Choice 'An excellent introduction to one of the most fascinating periods of the European Middle Ages.' - Bjorn Weiler, Aberystwyth University, UK