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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Illusrations -- I. The Roman Empire -- II. The Church in the Roman Empire -- III. The Barbarian World -- IV. The Founding of the German Kingdoms -- V. The Byzantine Empire (330-802) -- VI. Mohammed and Islam -- VII. Lombard, Papal and Byzantine Italy -- VIII. Monasticism -- IX. Charlemagne and the Frank Empire -- X. The Expansion and Conquests of the Norse Peoples -- XI. Capetian France (912-1270) -- XII. Germany and Italy (887-1056) -- XIII. The Papacy and the War of Investiture -- XIV. The Eastern Roman Empire (802-1096) -- XV. The Crusades (1095-1291) -- XVI. Germany and Italy (1125-1282) -- XVII. England from the Conquest to 1272 -- XVIII. The Church and the Papal Monarchy -- XIX. Feudalism and Feudal Society -- XX. The Peasantry and the Manor -- XXI. The Medieval Town -- XXII. Medieval Education and Philosophy -- XXIII. Medieval Science and Literature -- XXIV. Medieval Art -- XXV. The Conflict of Philip IV and Boniface VIII -- XXVI. The Great Schism and Reforming Councils -- XXVII. England (1272-1485) -- XXVIII. The Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) -- XXIX. Germany and Eastern Europe to 1500 -- XXX. The Renaissance -- XXXI. The End of the Middle Ages -- Genealogical Tables -- Chronological Table -- Index.

'Beatrice's Last Smile' is a sweeping narrative history of the medieval west from the beginning of the third century to the beginning of the sixteenth. This book focuses on slow formation of Latin Christendom over a millennium in the aftermath of the disintegration of the western Roman Empire.

"This is the first study of monstrosity in Jewish history from the Middle Ages to modernity. Drawing on Jewish history, literary studies, folklore, art history and the history of science, it examines both the historical depiction of Jews as monsters and the creative use of monstrous beings in Jewish culture. Jews have occupied a liminal position within European society and culture, being deeply immersed yet outsiders to it. For this reason, they were perceived in terms of otherness and were often represented as monstrous beings. However, at the same time, European Jews invoked, with tantalizing ubiquity, images of magical, terrifying and hybrid beings in their texts, art and folktales. These images were used by Jewish authors and artists to push back against their own identification as monstrous or diabolical and to tackle concerns about religious persecution, assimilation and acculturation, gender and sexuality, science and technology and the rise of antisemitism. Bringing together an impressive cast of contributors from around the world, this fascinating volume is an invaluable resource for academics, postgraduates and advanced undergraduates interested in Jewish studies, as well as the history of monsters."--

"Colonialism and the Jews in German History brings together new and path-breaking studies on the historical relationship between colonialism and the Jews in Germany. The book considers the mutual influences on the situation of the Jews in Germany, including attitudes towards Jews and anti-Semitism but also Jewish self-conceptions, and the ideology and politics of German colonialism. The contributors discuss the ways in which colonial ideology and practice have affected the position of the Jews in Germany, and the relationship between anti-Semitism and colonial racism. In doing so, the volume introduces German colonialism as a relevant context for German-Jewish history, and it expands the perspective on German colonial history significantly by considering Jews both as distinct objects and also as agents within the field of German colonialism. The volume includes studies on the pre-colonial era, the phase of active German colonialism since the 1880s, and the time after Germany lost its colonies in the First World War. All these studies testify to the fact that German-Jewish history takes on additional significance if seen as part of a global history of collective relationships."--

Beginning with the merger of Roman, Christian, and Germanic cultures, this history of the Middle Ages covers a vast array of subjects including Byzantium and the Islamic world, feudalism, Church reform, architecture, the Crusades, courtly love, the Magna Carta, and the Hundred Years' War. Author Barbara A. Hanawalt uses a lively and anecdotal writing style to bring history alive for young readers. She delves into the telling details that young adults find fascinating such as the different kinds of armor and weapons used by knights on horseback and the terrifying spread of the Black Death through Europe in the 14th century. Lavishly illustrated with art, photographs, documents, artifacts, and maps, The Middle Ages also includes an index and suggestions for further reading.

Cover -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION BY BERT F. HOSELITZ -- I. HISTORY -- The Task of Cultural History -- Historical Ideals of Life -- Patriotism and Nationalism in European History -- II. THE MIDDLE AGES -- John of Salisbury: A Pre-Gothic Mind -- Abelard -- The Political and Military Significance of Chivalric Ideas in the Late Middle Ages -- Bernard Shaw's Saint -- III. THE RENAISSANCE -- The Problem of the Renaissance -- Renaissance and Realism -- In Commemoration of Erasmus -- Grotius and His Time -- NOTES -- INDEX OF NAMES.

The extraordinary array of images included in this volume reveals the full and rich history of the Middle Ages. Exploring material objects from the European, Byzantine and Islamic worlds, the book casts a new light on the cultures that formed them, each culture illuminated by its treasures. The objects are divided among four topics: The Holy and the Faithful; The Sinful and the Spectral; Daily Life and Its Fictions, and Death and Its Aftermath. Each section is organized chronologically, and every object is accompanied by a penetrating essay that focuses on its visual and cultural significance within the wider context in which the object was made and used. Spot maps add yet another way to visualize and consider the significance of the objects and the history that they reveal. Lavishly illustrated, this is an appealing and original guide to the cultural history of the Middle Ages