Why Europe? : The Medieval Origins of Its Special Path /

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Why did capitalism and colonialism arise in Europe and not elsewhere? Why were parliamentarian and democratic forms of government founded there? What factors led to Europe's unique position in shaping the world? Thoroughly researched and persuasively argued, Why Europe? tackles these classic qu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Mitterauer, Michael (Autor, Contribuidor)
Otros Autores: Chapple, Gerald (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2010]
Temas:
Civilization, Medieval.
European federation > History.
HISTORY / General.
medieval, europe, capitalism, colonialism, government, democracy, parliament, agriculture, state power, individualism, patriarchy, rye, oats, crops, family, household, china, islam, religion, control, printing press, technology, science, innovation, fall of rome, antiquity, empire, manor, kinship, descent, inheritance, feudalism, estates, papal church, christendom, community, crusades, expansion, territory, war, communication, preaching, sermons, history, politics, nonfiction, civilizations.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Translator's Note
  • Preface to the English Edition
  • Introduction to the First Edition
  • One. Rye and Oats: The Agrarian Revolution of the Early Middle Ages
  • Two. Manor and Hide: The Manorial Roots of European Social Structures
  • Three. The Conjugal Family and Bilateral Kinship: Social Flexibility through Looser Ties of Descent
  • Four. The Feudal System and the Estates: A Special Path of Feudalism
  • Five. The Papal Church and Universal Religious Orders: Western Christendom as a Highly Organized Religious Community
  • Six. The Crusades and Protocolonialism: The Roots of European Expansionism
  • Seven. Preaching and Printing: Early Modes of Mass Communication
  • Conclusion. "Through what concatenation of circumstances . . . ?" Interacting Determinants of Europe's Special Path
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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