{"product_id":"9780631213826","title":"Europe: Hierarchy and Revolt 1320-1450","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Classic Histories of Europe\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eEurope: Hierarchy and Revolt\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003e1320-1450\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGeorge Holmes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Europe \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis book provides a classic introduction to a key period in the history of Europe - the transition from medieval to Renaissance Europe.  \u003cp\u003eIn this updated edition, Professor Holmes traces the main political events as well as describing broader changes in social structure and culture. He reveals the interactions between politics, society and ideas that contributed to the problems and changes of this period.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book addresses the crises of the medieval world. At the start of the period, Europe was dominated by the institutions of the church, monarchy, armies of knightly cavalry and Gothic art. By the end, the Papacy had been drastically weakened, the Hussite movement was heralding the social and religious changes to come in the next century, the armoured knight was no longer a formidable force, and the cultural movement of the Italian Renaissance was beginning to unfold. The author shows how economic forces, including the Black Death and the fall in population threatened the power of the landowners, church and monarchy and how such changes prompted interaction not only between political powers but between different communities and divergent ways of life and thought.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Throughout the book, Professor Holmes relates his strong political narrative to the social and ideological movements of the period and explains the legacy of this period for the centuries that followed. For this edition, he has included updates to the text and bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eGeorge Holmes\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Chichele Professor of Medieval History at All Souls College, University of Oxford. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Illustrated History of Italy\u003c\/i\u003e (1997 ), \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe\u003c\/i\u003e (1990), \u003ci\u003eRenaissance\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), \u003ci\u003eThe Florentine Enlightenment 1400-1450\u003c\/i\u003e (1992), and \u003ci\u003eArt and Politics in Renaissance Italy\u003c\/i\u003e (1995).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 April 2000\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631213826\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e304\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315837104268,"sku":"9780631213826","price":64.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631213826_0104a827-d7e9-44da-bacf-7b233c5d0070.jpg?v=1780155886","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780631213826","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}