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The birth of the West : Rome, Germany, France, and the creation of Europe in the tenth century
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Title
The birth of the West : Rome, Germany, France, and the creation of Europe in the tenth century / Paul Collins.
ISBN
9781610390132 (hardcover : alk. paper)
161039013X (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781610390149 (e-book)
1610390148 (e-book)
9781610390149 (e-book)
Edition
First edition.
Publication
New York : PublicAffairs, [2013]
Physical Description
ix, 484 pages : maps ; 25 cm
Summary
A narrative history of the origins of Western civilization argues that Europe was transformed in the tenth century from a continent rife with violence and ignorance to a continent on the rise.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 08, 2013
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-466) and index.
Contents
The physical landscape of the tenth century
Roman "harlots" : from the cadaver synod to the fall of Marozia
The nadir of the papacy
Enemies of Christians
The dissention of kings
Salvation from "that very savage people"
Feudal France
Muslims and Christians in Spain
Anglo-Saxon England
The Celtic lands : Ireland, Scotland, and Wales
Liutprand of Cremona, cynic, diplomat, and stylist
"That Greek woman" : Theophano, Otto II, and her mother-in-law
Monks and nuns
Ordinary life in the tenth century
Faith and church in the tenth century
Gerbert, the magician of the millennium
Otto III : a "new Rome"?
The millennium.
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