The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 2, c.700–c.900 (The New Cambridge Medieval History, Series Number 2) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1107460417 ISBN 13: 9781107460416

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2015

Synopsis

This volume of The New Cambridge Medieval History covers most of the period of Frankish and Carolingian dominance in western Europe. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, the authors consider developments in Europe as a whole, from Ireland to the Bosphorus and Iceland to Gibraltar. The chapters offer an examination of the interaction between rulers and ruled, of how power and authority actually worked, and of the impact of these on the society and culture of Europe as a whole. The volume is divided into four parts. Part I encompasses the events and political developments in the whole of the British Isles, the west and east Frankish kingdoms, Scandinavia, the Slavic and Balkan regions, Spain, Italy, and those aspects of Byzantine and Muslim history which impinged on the west between c.700 and c.900. Parts II, III and IV cover common themes and topics within the general categories of government and institutions, the church and society, and cultural and intellectual development.

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Review:

' ... a very fine achievement ... The volume is impressive in its range ... we are also offered new and challenging views ... the volume as a whole is extremely impressive.' The Times Higher Education Supplement

'Chapter by chapter, the quality is extremely high ... the clarity and vigour with which expertise is presented by almost every contributor will come as a welcome surprise to ... the lay reader.' R. I. Moore, Newcastle University

'This is a massive and meticulously edited book, containing an impressive series of readily comprehensible expositions in lucid prose ... there is no doubt that the book will be of immense use to students and will immensely reassure their teachers, while at the same time presenting these important centuries to a wider, albeit studious, public.' Early Medieval Europe

Book Description:

This volume of The New Cambridge Medieval History covers most of the period of Frankish and Carolingian dominance in western Europe. It provides the diffinitive account of this remarkable period, one of political and cultural coherence, combined with diverse and formative developments in every sphere of life.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1107460417
• ISBN 13: 9781107460416
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1148
• Editor: McKitterick Rosamond