Description
Book SynopsisThis book turns the received wisdom of European history inside out. From discussions of the Gothic, Hun and Vandal invasions and the fall of the Roman Empire, through other great events and issues of European history, Josep Fontana re-examines the traditional acceptance of such ideas as classical heritage, medieval Christendom, reformation and counter-reformation, absolutism, and the idea of progress. At the same time he draws attention to the existence and validity of dissidence, rebellion and variety which are, for him, identifying marks of Europe.
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Social & Behavioural SciencesTable of Contents1. The Barbarian Mirror.
2. The Christian Mirror.
3. The Feudal Mirror.
4. The Devil's Mirror.
5. The Rural Mirror.
6. The Courtly Mirror.
7. The Savage Mirror.
8. The Mirror of Progress.
9. The Mirror of the Mob.
10. Outside the Hall of Mirrors.
Annotated Bibliography of Essential References.
Index.
