Book description
Drawing on the expertise of 26 distinguished scholars, this important
volume covers the major issues in the study of medieval Europe,
highlighting the significant impact the time period had on cultural
forms and institutions central to European identity.
- Examines changing approaches to the study of medieval Europe, its
periodization, and central themes
- Includes coverage of important questions such as identity and the
self, sexuality and gender, emotionality and ethnicity, as well as
more traditional topics such as economic and demographic expansion;
kingship; and the rise of the West
- Explores Europe's understanding of the wider world to place the
study of the medieval society in a global context
Carol Lansing is Professor of History at the University of
California, Santa Barbara. Her research focuses on medieval Italian
politics, society, and culture. Previous publications include The
Florentine Magnates: Lineage and Faction in a Medieval Commune
(1991), Power and Purity: Cathar Heresy in Medieval Italy
(1998) and Passion and Order: Restraint of Grief in the Medieval
Italian Communes (2008).
Edward D. English is Executive Director of Medieval Studies and
Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Santa
Barbara. He is finishing the first of two volumes on the society and
politics of Siena in the fourteenth century. His other publications
include Enterprise and Liability in Sienese Banking, 1230-1350
(1988) and The Encyclopedia of the Medieval World, 2 volumes (2005).
