Europe in the High Middle Ages: 1150-1300

By John H. Mundy and Bradford P. Mundy

Book Overview

A revised and updated new edition of Professor Mundy's lively introduction to Europe 1150-1300. It provides a portrait of the social, economic, political and intellectual life of Latin Christendom in the period. Wherever possible the men and women of the high middle ages are allowed to speak for themselves as Professor Mundy makes wide use of contemporary sources xxx; bringing alive the complexities and concerns of people living in medieval times. Another strength of the book is the attention devoted to groups often marginalised in other histories xxx; looking at the experience of women, for instance, and that of the Jews in a predominantly Christian society.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B008BO6GUK
• ISBN13: 9780582369870
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

A General History of Europe - The Golden Mean

Mundy's Europe in the High Middle Ages, along with the two companion works by Denys Hay and Christopher Brooke, provide an extraordinarily useful study of the medieval period. They fit perfectly between a general survey text and more narrowly focused monographic studies. Using a largely similar structure, the three books provide a comprehensive and broadly focused study of all aspects of the medieval experience. But what is most useful about these books, especially Mundy's, is that they look beneathe the events of their respective periods to find deeper but less obvious forces of change. Mundy's particular emphasis on the expansion of literacy and education beyond the clerical class is an extremely important insight. For a non-specialist who seeks a complete but managable and eminently readable collection on the Middle Ages, these three books are without peer.