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John D. Cotts's Europe's Long Twelfth Century is an award-winning overview of a key phase in Europe's medieval history. It reflects on how the region grappled with a variety of cultural possibilities that would ultimately transform the way people thought, lived and thought of themselves. Cotts convincingly contends that the 12th century was fundamentally a period of difficult decisions, adaptation and anxiety, rather than the glorious 'renaissance' mooted in earlier assessments of the era.
The book presents a balanced appreciation of social, economic and religious developments at a time when Europeans were needing to re-imagine their place in the world. It reflects on the vital significance of the Crusades and offers an unparalleled gateway into 12th-century political and intellectual life.
This new edition includes:
- A wealth of material which considers Europe in the context of a global Middle Ages
- New and expanded sections on kingship, political life in the Latin West, environmental history, architecture/visual culture and the Bible's role in intellectual life
- Enhanced coverage of topics like family, sexuality, the medieval peasantry, and religious minorities/persecution
- Historiographical updates throughout, a range of new maps and a chronology
- 223 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Introduction: Approaches to the Twelfth Century and Its “Renaissance”
- 1 Kingdoms, Communities, and the Political Order
- 2 People, Economic Trends, and Social Life
- 3 Spirituality and Its Discontents
- 4 Intellectual Syntheses
- 5 Europe and the Wider World
- Further Reading
- Index
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