| The Forge of Christendom: The End of Days and the Epic Rise of the West Contributor(s): Holland, Tom (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307278700 ISBN-13: 9780307278708 Publisher: Anchor Books OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - History | Western Europe - General - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: 270.2 |
| Physical Information: 1.14" H x 5.33" W x 7.96" (1.13 lbs) 512 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Religious Orientation - Christian - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A grand narrative history of the re-emergence of Europe following the collapse of the Roman Empire. At the approach of the first millennium, the Christians of Europe did not seem likely candidates for future greatness. Weak, fractured, and hemmed in by hostile nations, they saw no future beyond the widely anticipated Second Coming of Christ. But when the world did not end, the peoples of Western Europe suddenly found themselves with no choice but to begin the heroic task of building a Jerusalem on earth. In The Forge of Christendom, Tom Holland masterfully describes this remarkable new age, a time of caliphs and Viking sea kings, the spread of castles and the invention of knighthood. It was one of the most significant departure points in history: the emergence of Western Europe as a distinctive and expansionist power. |
