The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Global Medieval Life and Culture [Three Volumes]

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Joyce E. Salisbury

Volume 1
Europe and the Americas
Joyce E. Salisbury, General Editor
Joyce E. Salisbury, Europe
James L. Fitzsimmons, The Americas
Volume 2
Africa and the Middle East
Joyce E. Salisbury, General Editor
Victoria B. Tashjian, Africa
James E. Lindsay, North Africa and the Middle East
Volume 3
Asia and Oceania
Joyce E. Salisbury, General Editor
Raman N. Seylon, South Asia
William B. Ashbaugh, East Asia
Nancy Sullivan, Oceania

Book Code: GR3801

ISBN: 0-313-33801-9

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-33801-4

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1016 pages, maps, photos, tables

Greenwood Press

Publication: 12/30/2008

List Price: $299.95 (UK Sterling Price: £200.00)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 7 x 10

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Description: The period we know as the Middle Ages, roughly the years 400-1400, saw the formation of ideas and institutions that mark our modern societies. Developments as disparate as the foundation of Islam and the emergence of the middle class occurred during this pivotal millennium. Although historical study of the Middle Ages has traditionally focused on Western Europe, modern historians recognize the complex global nature of this era. For all major world regions, this important reference work offers in-depth essays on broad themes, short entries on specific topics, and carefully selected primary documents to help readers more fully understand this critically important period. Edited by Joyce Salisbury, who is general editor of the award-winning Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life, and written by Professor Salisbury and a series of prominent historians with regional expertise, the Greenwood Encyclopedia of Global Medieval Life and Culture comprises three volumes covering the following areas of the globe:

Volume 1: Europe and the Americas
Europe: Joyce Salisbury, University of Wisconsin--Green Bay
Latin America: James L. Fitzsimmons, Middlebury College

Volume 2: Islam and Africa
Africa: Victoria Tashjian, St. Norbert College
Middle East/North Africa: James E. Lindsay, Colorado State University

Volume 3: Asia and Oceania
South Asia: Raman Seylon, Bridgewater State College
East Asia: William B. Ashbaugh, SUNY College at Oneonta
Oceania: Nancy Sullivan, Consulting Anthropologist based in Papua-New Guinea
Each regional section comprises seven in-depth essays covering the following broad topics and concluding with bibliographies of important and current information resources:

Historical Overview of the Region

Religion

Economy

The Arts

Society

Science and Technology

Global Ties
The Global Ties essays will trace any political, social, economic, religious, technological, or commercial connections that existed between the region under discussion and any other world regions during the Middle Ages. Each regional section will also include a series of brief entries covering peopel, events, developments, and concepts mentioned in the in-depth essays. Examples of entry topics include the following:

Berbers

Emperor Harsha

Ethiopian Christianity

Flowery Warfare

Footbinding

Hildegard of Bingen

Jainism

Jihad

Maya Collapse

Neo-Confucianism

Romanesque

Sharia
A series of sidebars in each section will provide lists, graphs, charts, and other useful data relating to the region. Each section will also be illustrated and will include a selection of interesting primary documents that further illustrate the main themes addressed in the in-depth essays. Cross-references within the sections and a detailed subject index will also help readers access information in the essays and short entries.

Table of Contents:

Preface for Users of Global Medieval Life and Culture
VOLUME 1
1. Europe
Chronology
Maps
Overview and Topical Essays
Short Entries: People, Ideas, Events, and Terms
Primary Documents
Appendix: Dynasties of Medieval Europe
2. The Americas
Chronology
Maps
Overview and Topical Essays
Short Entries: People, Ideas, Events, and Terms
Primary Documents
Appendix: Mesoamerican Rulers and Historical Periods
VOLUME 2
1. Africa
Chronology
Maps
Overview and Topical Essays
Short Entries: People, Ideas, Events, and Terms
Primary Documents
Appendix: Dynasties of Medieval Africa
2. North Africa and the Middle East
Chronology
Maps
Overview and Topical Essays
Short Entries: People, Ideas, Events, and Terms
Primary Documents
Appendix: Medieval Islamic Caliphs
VOLUME 3
1. South Asia
Chronology
Maps
Overview and Topical Essays
Short Entries: People, Ideas, Events, and Terms
Primary Documents
Appendix: Dynasties of Medieval India
2. East Asia
Chronology
Maps
Overview and Topical Essays
Short Entries: People, Ideas, Events, and Terms
Primary Documents
Appendix: Dynasties of Medieval China, Rulers of Medieval Japan, and Chinese Inventions and Weights and Measures
3. Oceania
Chronology
Maps
Overview and Topical Essays
Short Entries: People, Ideas, Events, and Terms
Primary Documents
Appendix: Major Island Groups of Oceania
Index

LC Card Number: 2008036709

LCC Class: CB351

Dewey Class: 940

PDF Catalogs:
Greenwood School and Public Library Reference Spring 2008.pdf


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