Europe in the High Middle Ages av William Chester Jordan

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<p><b>''The most accessible, up-to-date introduction to its subject ... does full justice to the multifarious forces at work in high gothic Europe'' <i>Daily Telegraph</i></b><br><br>The years from AD 1000 to the beginning of the fourteenth century were the most formative period in European history: a time of intense social, political, cultural and religious change. In this definitive work one of the world''s leading medievalists explores a confident, dynamic age, far removed from our own.<br><br>''Jordan writes elegantly and ironically, giving the reader a broad but not dumbed-down view of medieval society and its complexities. A splendid start to Penguin''s History of Europe series and a first-rate work in its own right'' <i>Kirkus Reviews</i><br><br>''The Penguin History of Europe series is one of contemporary publishing''s great projects'' <i>New Statesman</i></p>