Debating the Middle Ages
Issues and Readings
This collection brings together some of the most original and influential work in the field of medieval history in recent years.
Acknowledgements.
A Note on Format.
Abbreviations.
Introduction.
Part I: The Fate of Rome's Western Provinces.
Part II: Feudalism and Its Alternatives.
Part III: Gender.
Part IV: Religion and Society.
A Note on Format.
Abbreviations.
Introduction.
Part I: The Fate of Rome's Western Provinces.
Part II: Feudalism and Its Alternatives.
Part III: Gender.
Part IV: Religion and Society.
"Rosenwein and Little have produced an extraordinarily broad and
intelligent guide to the major debates in medieval history of the
past decades. Not only are the selections well chosen, but their
introductions are the best surveys of contemporary medieval
historiography available in any language." Patrick J. Geary,
Director, University of Notre Dame
"Debating the Middle Ages will be a uniquely valuable
book for beginning and advanced students, for teachers, and for
scholars. By prefacing reprints or translations of important recent
articles on four broad problems in medieval history with lucid,
well-annotated analyses of how debates on each of the four problems
has proceeded, Little and Rosenwein provide a superb introduction
to the ways in which historians today are studying, arguing about,
and reinventing medieval European history." Stephen D. White,
Professor of Medieval History
"Little and Rosenwein have assembled an impressive selection of
essays, incorporating some of the most original and influential
recent works in the field of medieval history." Economic History
Review
"Compilations such as this one will ensure that medieval studies
remain intellectually vibrant by encouraging students of the
subject to reflect critically upon the forces and ideas that have
shaped, and continue to shape, the discipline ... I believe it will
prove to be an indispensable tool for both teachers and students in
the future." Comitatus
intelligent guide to the major debates in medieval history of the
past decades. Not only are the selections well chosen, but their
introductions are the best surveys of contemporary medieval
historiography available in any language." Patrick J. Geary,
Director, University of Notre Dame
"Debating the Middle Ages will be a uniquely valuable
book for beginning and advanced students, for teachers, and for
scholars. By prefacing reprints or translations of important recent
articles on four broad problems in medieval history with lucid,
well-annotated analyses of how debates on each of the four problems
has proceeded, Little and Rosenwein provide a superb introduction
to the ways in which historians today are studying, arguing about,
and reinventing medieval European history." Stephen D. White,
Professor of Medieval History
"Little and Rosenwein have assembled an impressive selection of
essays, incorporating some of the most original and influential
recent works in the field of medieval history." Economic History
Review
"Compilations such as this one will ensure that medieval studies
remain intellectually vibrant by encouraging students of the
subject to reflect critically upon the forces and ideas that have
shaped, and continue to shape, the discipline ... I believe it will
prove to be an indispensable tool for both teachers and students in
the future." Comitatus
Barbara H. Rosenwein is Professor of History at Loyola
University Chicago. Her previous publications include To Be the
Neighbor of Saint Peter (1989). She has recently completed a
book on early medieval political culture and strategies,
Negotiating Space: Early Medieval Immunities and Other Entry
Prohibitions (1999).
Lester K. Little is Dwight W. Morrow Professor of History
at Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts. He previously taught
at Princeton University and the University of Chicago. His most
recent publication is Benedictine Maledictions: Liturgical
Cursing in Romanesque France (1993).
University Chicago. Her previous publications include To Be the
Neighbor of Saint Peter (1989). She has recently completed a
book on early medieval political culture and strategies,
Negotiating Space: Early Medieval Immunities and Other Entry
Prohibitions (1999).
Lester K. Little is Dwight W. Morrow Professor of History
at Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts. He previously taught
at Princeton University and the University of Chicago. His most
recent publication is Benedictine Maledictions: Liturgical
Cursing in Romanesque France (1993).