The Medieval and Early Modern World: Primary Sources and Reference Volume

by Donald R. Kelley, Bonnie G. Smith

Overview

The Medieval and Early Modern World tells the colorful story of a pivotal period in human history, an era that is crucial to understanding our own times. The expansion of trade and city life, the spread and reform of religious institutions, the rise of regional empires and local feudal regimes, and revolutionary advances in science and technology laid the foundation for the modern world. Told through the words and experiences of the people who lived it kings, queens, and commoners, priests and lay people, explorers, scientists, artists, and world travelers this is a world history for a new generation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195178487
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	08/25/2005
Series:	Medieval & Early Modern World Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	9.32(w) x 7.76(h) x 0.61(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

Donald R. Kelley is a Professor of History at Rutgers University. His works include The Descent of Ideas: The History of Intellectual History (2002) and The Writing of History and the Study of Law.

Bonnie G. Smith is a Professor of History at Rutgers University. Her works include the Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History and Europe in the Contemporary World, 1900 to the Present.