The Making of Europe by Robert Bartlett
From our twentieth-century perspective, we tend to think of the Europe of the past as a colonizer, a series of empires that conquered lands beyond their borders and forced European cultural values on other peoples. This provocative book shows that Europe in the Middle Ages was as much a product of a process of conquest and colonization as it was later a colonizer.
"One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1993"
"The most stimulating and well-written reassessment of medieval Europe that has appeared for many years"---Eric Christiansen, The New York Review of Books
"Bartlett amasses a wealth of documentation and, unlike other authors, he weaves a rich tapestry of colourful incidents, personalities, and contemporary comment.... A masterful survey of the forces that shaped the West."---Theodore K. Rabb, The Times Literary Supplement
"An absolutely first-rate book.... Bartlett has elucidated the making not only of Europe but of our own country and of the modern world as a whole."---Roger Draper, The New Leader
"Essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand the problems of Europe today."---Keith Thomas, Guardian
"The Making of Europe is an important book. . . . This excellent discussion of medieval colonial expansion is much overdue. . . . [It] goes a long way toward understanding what is meant by the European mindset and sheds some light on why this mindset spread into the far corners of the globe.""---Madelyn B. Dick, History: Reviews of New Books
". . . a useful and illuminating book, marked by breadth of outlook, impressive erudition, and a convincing discussion of the principal forces contributing to the "making of Europe" between the tenth and the fourteenth centuries."" * Journal of Interdisciplinary History *
"The most stimulating and well-written reassessment of medieval Europe that has appeared for many years"---Eric Christiansen, The New York Review of Books
"Bartlett amasses a wealth of documentation and, unlike other authors, he weaves a rich tapestry of colourful incidents, personalities, and contemporary comment.... A masterful survey of the forces that shaped the West."---Theodore K. Rabb, The Times Literary Supplement
"An absolutely first-rate book.... Bartlett has elucidated the making not only of Europe but of our own country and of the modern world as a whole."---Roger Draper, The New Leader
"Essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand the problems of Europe today."---Keith Thomas, Guardian
"The Making of Europe is an important book. . . . This excellent discussion of medieval colonial expansion is much overdue. . . . [It] goes a long way toward understanding what is meant by the European mindset and sheds some light on why this mindset spread into the far corners of the globe.""---Madelyn B. Dick, History: Reviews of New Books
". . . a useful and illuminating book, marked by breadth of outlook, impressive erudition, and a convincing discussion of the principal forces contributing to the "making of Europe" between the tenth and the fourteenth centuries."" * Journal of Interdisciplinary History *
Robert Bartlett is Professor of Medieval History at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. He is the author of Gerald of Wales, 1146-1223 and Trial by Fire and Water.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691032986 |
| ISBN 10 | 069103298X |
| Title | The Making of Europe |
| Author | Robert Bartlett |
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| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 1993-06-06 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
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