{"product_id":"medieval-horizons-why-the-middle-ages-matter-paperback","title":"Medieval Horizons: Why the Middle Ages Matter - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan Mortimer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe essential introduction to the Middle Ages by the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Time Traveller's Guide \u003c\/i\u003eseries--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe most remarkable medieval historian of our time\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, UK).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e We tend to think of the Middle Ages as a dark, backward and unchanging time characterized by violence, ignorance and superstition. By contrast we believe progress arose from science and technological innovation, and that inventions of recent centuries created the modern world. But as Ian Mortimer shows in this fascinating book, we couldn't be more wrong. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this revelatory history, Mortimer shows how people's horizons--their knowledge, experience and understanding of the world--were utterly transformed between 1000 and 1600, marking the transition from a warrior-led society to that of Shakespeare. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMedieval Horizons\u003c\/i\u003e sheds light on the enormous cultural changes that took place--from literacy to living standards, inequality and even the developing sense of self. Mortimer demonstrates why this was a revolutionary age of fundamental importance in the development of the Western world.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 254\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 12, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52607253676314,"sku":"9780795301094","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/5604\/6618\/files\/B5Fm2B8UJc9780795301094.webp?v=1785334270","url":"https:\/\/j-s-five-and-dime.myshopify.com\/products\/medieval-horizons-why-the-middle-ages-matter-paperback","provider":"J \u0026 S Five and Dime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}