The body broken: late Medieval and Renaissance Europe, 1300-1525

Introduction: the body broken -- Part 1. Social and economic change -- The demography of disaster -- Individuals, families and communities -- Trade, technology and exploration -- Part 2. Political developments -- The theory and ideology of government -- The lineaments and limits of state power -- Wa...

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Main Author: Briggs, Charles F. 1961- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: London New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2020
In:Year: 2020
Edition:Second edition
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Europe / History 1300-1525
Further subjects:B Europe History 476-1492
B Civilization, Medieval
B Middle Ages
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Summary:Introduction: the body broken -- Part 1. Social and economic change -- The demography of disaster -- Individuals, families and communities -- Trade, technology and exploration -- Part 2. Political developments -- The theory and ideology of government -- The lineaments and limits of state power -- War, chivalry and crusading -- Part 3. Religion and devotion -- The bride of Christ: the institutional church -- Devotion: Catholic and dissenting beliefs and practices -- Part 4. Cultural change -- Schools, schooling and intellectual developments -- Language, literacy and the arts -- Conclusion: A new Europe? -- Chronology.
"The Body Broken is a thematic survey of Europe in the late Middle Ages, a period of huge crisis, conflict and religious change that included the Black Death, the Reformation, the Peasants' Revolt and the Renaissance. Equipped with maps, tables, illustrations, a chronology and an annotated bibliography, the Body Broken is ... [a] complete student's guide to Europe in the fourteenth to early sixteenth centuries."
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1138842281