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The Birth of Europe
Jacques Le Goff
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Description for The Birth of Europe
Paperback. *"[A] superb and necessary book. This provocative assessment from a lifetime of scholarship might help us to place ourselves, not just territorially, but in that other precious element of history: time. " The Guardian *"A book that never fails to be informative, readable and provocative. Le Goff. Series: Making of Europe. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
In this ground-breaking new study,Jacques Le Goff, arguably the leading medievalist of his generation, presents his view of the primacy of the Middle Ages in the development of European history.
- "[A] superb and necessary book. This provocative assessment from a lifetime of scholarship might help us to place ourselves, not just territorially, but in that other precious element of history: time."
—The Guardian - "A book that never fails to be informative, readable and provocative. Le Goff... has been the bravest and best of champions for medieval history. This book... is in every sense an inspiration."
—BBC History Magazine - Praised by prominent figures ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Series
Making of Europe
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405156820
SKU
V9781405156820
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Ref
99-2
About Jacques Le Goff
Jacques Le Goff is Professor of History at L’École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris. He is among France’s “great” historians, and is considered internationally to be one of the foremost scholars of his generation. He has written widely on medieval history, and his books include Medieval Civilization (Blackwell, 1990), Intellectuals and the Middle Ages (Blackwell, 1993), and ... Read more
Reviews for The Birth of Europe
"Recommended ... .Illustrate[s] the continuing differences on how scholars treat the past, differences found among early modern scholars as well as medievalists." (Sixteenth Century Journal, Summer 2009) "A book that never fails to be informative, readable and provocative. [Le Goff] has been the bravest and best of champions for medieval history. This book, written by its author at ... Read more