The Birth of Europe

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Wiley, Mar 4, 2005 - History - 288 pages
In this ground-breaking new study,Jacques Le Goff, arguably the leading medievalist of his generation, presents his view of the primacy of the Middle Ages in the development of European history.

  • "[A] superb and necessary book. This provocative assessment from a lifetime of scholarship might help us to place ourselves, not just territorially, but in that other precious element of history: time." The Guardian
  • "A book that never fails to be informative, readable and provocative. Le Goff... has been the bravest and best of champions for medieval history. This book... is in every sense an inspiration." BBC History Magazine
  • Praised by prominent figures in Europe and history including: Rt Hon Christopher Patten, CH, Former Member of the European Commission, and Neil Kinnock, Vice-President, European Commission.

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The Birth of Europe
Jacques Le Goff
Limited preview - 2009
The Birth of Europe
Jacques Le Goff
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About the author (2005)

Jacques Le Goff is Professor of History at L’École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris. He is among France’s “great” historians, and is considered internationally to be one of the foremost scholars of his generation. He has written widely on medieval history, and his books include Medieval Civilization (Blackwell, 1990), Intellectuals and the Middle Ages (Blackwell, 1993), and The Medieval World (1997).

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Birth of Europe
Making of Europe
AuthorJacques Le Goff
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherWiley, 2005
ISBN0631228888, 9780631228882
Length288 pages
Subjects ›  › 

History / Europe / Medieval
History / General
  
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