Contesting the Middle Ages: Debates that are Changing our Narrative of Medieval History

by John Aberth

Book Overview

Contesting the Middle Ages

is a thorough exploration of recent arguments surrounding nine hotly debated topics: the decline and fall of Rome, the Viking invasions, the Crusades, the persecution of minorities, sexuality in the Middle Ages, women within medieval society, intellectual and environmental history, the Black Death, and, lastly, the waning of the Middle Ages.

The historiography of the Middle Ages, a term in itself...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415729300
• ISBN13: 9780415729307
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"