The History Of The Medieval World From The Conversion Of Constantine To The First Crusade

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A masterful narrative of the Middle Ages, when religion became a weapon for kings all over the world. 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.

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Genre : History
Author : Susan Wise Bauer
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Release : 2010-02-22
File : 768 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780393078176


The Writers Directory

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Genre : Authors, American
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Release : 2013
File : 728 Pages
ISBN-13 : UCSD:31822037943206


Chronology Of World History The Ancient And Medieval World Prehistory Ad 1491

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Provides information on over 70,000 events from prehistory to the present.

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Genre : History
Author : H. E. L. Mellersh
Publisher : Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO
Release : 1999
File : 664 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015047456010


A History Of The World

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Genre : History
Author : Chester G. Starr
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Release : 1960
File : 740 Pages
ISBN-13 : UCAL:B3797727


A History Of The World

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Release : 1960
File : 740 Pages
ISBN-13 : RUTGERS:39030017276264


How To Study Architecture

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Genre : Architecture
Author : Charles Henry Caffin
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Release : 1925
File : 958 Pages
ISBN-13 : PSU:000004952220


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Vols. for 1871-76, 1913-14 include an extra number, The Christmas bookseller, separately paged and not included in the consecutive numbering of the regular series.

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Genre : Bibliography
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Release : 1877
File : 1522 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015011412536


Books For Catholic Colleges

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Genre : Academic libraries
Author : Sister Melania Grace
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Release : 1948
File : 356 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015033885701


The Bookseller

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Genre : Bibliography
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Release : 1877
File : 1524 Pages
ISBN-13 : NWU:35556000524561


The Nation

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Genre : Current events
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Release : 1877
File : 538 Pages
ISBN-13 : NYPL:33433100957384