The making of Europe: Conquest, colonization, and cultural change, 950-1350 - Hardcover

Robert Bartlett

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0713990740 ISBN 13: 9780713990744

Publisher: Allen Lane, 1993

Synopsis

This book shows Europe to have been as much a product of a process of conquest and colonization as, in later years, a colonizer beyond its own borders. Concentrates upon the establishment of states by conquest and the peopling of distant countries by immigrants along the peripheries of the European continent. He asks what development in language, law, belief and habit accompanied warfare and settlement, as he explores the formation of racially-mixed societies on the edges of Europe and the ideological justification for aggressive expansion. The theme, however, is not only colonial conquest and settlement, but also the formation of an increasingly homogenous society which, by the end of the Middle Ages, lay poised to enter a yet more expansionary phase of its history - one whose consequences are still around us.

About this title

About the Author

Robert Bartlett is Professor of Medieval History at St Andrews University

Review

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

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

"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

"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

"Essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand the problems of Europe today."--Keith Thomas, Guardian

Edition details

• Publisher: Allen Lane
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0713990740
• ISBN 13: 9780713990744
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 448