The History of the Medieval World: From the Conversion of Constantine to the First Crusade by Bauer, Susan Wise
The History of the Medieval World: From the Conversion of Constantine to the First Crusade by Bauer, Susan Wise

The History of the Medieval World: From the Conversion of Constantine to the First Crusade

In her earlier work, The History of the Ancient World, Susan Wise Bauer wrote of the rise...
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The History of the Medieval World: From the Conversion of Constantine to the First Crusade by Bauer, Susan Wise

The History of the Medieval World: From the Conversion of Constantine to the First Crusade

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The History of the Medieval World: From the Conversion of Constantine to the First Crusade by Bauer, Susan Wise

The History of the Medieval World: From the Conversion of Constantine to the First Crusade

$61.63
Author: Susan Wise Bauer
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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In her earlier work, The History of the Ancient World, Susan Wise Bauer wrote of the rise of kingship based on might. But in the years between the fourth and twelfth centuries, rulers had to find new justification for their power, and they turned to divine truth or grace to justify political and military action. Right began to replace might as the engine of empire.

Not just Christianity and Islam but also the religions of the Persians, the Germans, and the Mayas were pressed into the service of the state. Even Buddhism and Confucianism became tools for nation building. This phenomenon--stretching from the Americas all the way to Japan--changed religion, but it also changed the state.

The History of the Medieval World is a true world history, linking the great conflicts of Europe to the titanic struggles for power in India and Asia. In its pages, El Cid and Guanggaeto, Julian the Apostate and the Brilliant Emperor, Charles the Hammer and Krum the Bulgarian stand side by side. From the schism between Rome and Constantinople to the rise of the Song Dynasty, from the mission of Muhammad to the crowning of Charlemagne, from the sacred wars of India to the establishment of the Knights Templar, this erudite book tells the fascinating, often violent story of kings, generals, and the peoples they ruled.



Author: Susan Wise Bauer
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 02/01/2010
Pages: 768
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.59lbs
Size: 9.48h x 6.60w x 1.86d
ISBN: 9780393059755


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 10/01/2009 pg. 58
Publishers Weekly 12/14/2009 pg. 51
Booklist 02/15/2010 pg. 23
Christianity Today 03/01/2010 pg. 62
Choice 09/01/2010
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2010 pg. 30

About the Author
Bauer, Susan Wise: - Susan Wise Bauer is a writer, educator, and historian. Her previous books include the Writing With Ease, Writing With Skill, and Story of the World series from Well-Trained Mind Press, as well as The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home, The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had, Rethinking School, The Story of Western Science: From the Writings of Aristotle to the Big Bang Theory, and the History of the World series, all from W. W. Norton. She has a Ph.D. in American Studies from the College of William & Mary in Virginia, as well as an M.A. in seventeenth-century literature and a Master of Divinity in Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Literature. For fifteen years, she taught literature and composition at the College of William and Mary.
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