France in the Middle Ages, 987-1460: From Hugh Capet to Joan of Arc (History of France)

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Paperback
1993
$55.56

In this book, now available in paperback, he examines the history of France from the rise of the Capetians in the mid-tenth century to the execution of Joan of Arc in the mid-fifteenth. He takes the evolution of power and the emergence of the French state as his central themes, and guides the reader through complex - and, in many respects, still unfamiliar, yet fascinating terrain. He describes the growth of the castle and the village, the building blocks of the new Western European civilization of the second millenium AD.

Synopsis

In this book, now available in paperback, he examines the history of France from the rise of the Capetians in the mid-tenth century to the execution of Joan of Arc in the mid-fifteenth. He takes the evolution of power and the emergence of the French state as his central themes, and guides the reader through complex - and, in many respects, still unfamiliar, yet fascinating terrain. He describes the growth of the castle and the village, the building blocks of the new Western European civilization of the second millenium AD.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 360
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 28 Oct 1993
ISBN 10: 0631189459
ISBN 13: 9780631189459

Media Reviews

Superb ... a great historian offers a fresh interpretation of one of the formative periods of French history. La Histoire Superb ... a pleasure to read ... an invaluable work of history and reference La Voix du Nord Duby has already changed our conception of medieval Europe. Extensively illustrated, with clear and helpful genealogical tables, this is a boldly written book, impeccably translated by Juliet Vale, that will stimulate discussion among specialists and non=specialists alike. The Jerusalem Post

Author Bio

Georges Duby is Emeritus Professor at the College de France and one of the most eminent French historians. He is a memeber of the Academie Francaise, and holds the French National Order of Merit and Legion of Honour, amongst other distinctions.