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Collins, Paul, 1940-
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Middle Ages.
Civilization, Medieval.
France -- Civilization -- 1000-1328.
Holy Roman Empire -- Civilization.
Europe -- Civilization -- Roman influences.
Europe -- History -- 476-1492.
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Collins, Paul, 1940-
Middle Ages.
Civilization, Medieval.
France -- Civilization -- 1000-1328.
Holy Roman Empire -- Civilization.
Europe -- Civilization -- Roman influences.
Europe -- History -- 476-1492.
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The birth of the West : Rome, Germany, France, and the creation of Europe in the tenth century / Paul Collins.
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Collins, Paul, 1940-
PublicAffairs, c2013.
Call #:
940
.144
C712b
Subjects
Middle Ages.
Civilization, Medieval.
France -- Civilization -- 1000-1328.
Holy Roman Empire -- Civilization.
Europe -- Civilization -- Roman influences.
Europe -- History -- 476-1492.
ISBN:
9781610390132
161039013X
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
ix, 484 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references 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 -- Ordinarylife in the tenth century -- Faith and church in the tenth century -- Gerbert, the magician of the millennium -- Otto III : a "new Rome"? -- The millennium.
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.
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