Medieval Europe Av Chris Wickham

<p>Amid the disintegration of the Kingdom of Italy in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, a new form of collective government¿the commune¿arose in the cities of northern and central Italy. <i>Sleepwalking into a New World</i> takes...

The world known as the 'Dark Ages', often seen as a time of barbarism, was in fact the crucible in which modern Europe would be created. This book shows how this period, encompassing peoples such as Goths, Franks, Vandals, Byzantines, Arabs,...

This unique textbook introduces undergraduate students to medieval historiography, providing an entry point for the dense scholarship on the period. Volume I covers the post-Roman world, from 450 to 1050. -- .

<P>The vast majority of studies on rulership in medieval Europe focus on one kingdom; one type of rule; or one type of ruler. This volume attempts to break that mold and demonstrate the breadth of medieval Europe and the various kinds of rulership...