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Why the Middle Ages Matter

Medieval Light on Modern Injustice

Why the Middle Ages Matter( )
Editor: Chazelle, Celia
Doubleday, Simon
Lifshitz, Felice
Remensnyder, Amy G.
ISBN:978-0-415-78064-3
Publication Date:Sep 2011
Publisher:Routledge
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $224.00
Book Description:

The word "medieval" is often used in a negative way when talking about contemporary issues. Why the Middle Ages Matter refreshes our thinking about this historical era, and our own, by looking at some pressing concerns from today's world, asking how these issues were really handled in the medieval period, and showing why the past matters now. The contributors here cover topics such as torture, marriage, sexuality, imprisonment, refugees, poverty, work, the status of women,...
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Book Details
Pages:208
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Activism & Social Justice
Social Science / Sociology / General
History / Europe / Medieval
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.6 x 24.2 x 1.9 cm
Book Weight:0.477 Kilograms



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