Greenwood
Guides to Historic Events of the Medieval World (6-16-02)
This
series will feature individual volumes on key events in world history during
the medieval time period that are central to the lower-level undergraduate and
secondary school history curriculum and that are the standard topics for
student research. Each book in the series can be described as a “library in a
book.” The concept of the series is to provide a quick, in-depth examination
and current perspectives on the event to stimulate critical thinking, as well
as to provide ready-reference materials, including primary documents, for
student research.
Series
Editor:
Jane Chance, English, Rice University
Series Editor, Greenwood Guides to Historic Events ofn the Medieval World(first seven, forthcoming December, 2004; last five, forthcoming March, 2005)
This series will feature individual volumes on key events in world history during the medieval time period that are central to the lower-level undergraduate and secondary school history curriculum and that are the standard topics for student research. Each book in the series can be described as a “library in a book.” The concept of the series is to provide a quick, in-depth examination and current perspectives on the event to stimulate critical thinking, as well as to provide ready-reference materials, including primary documents, for student research.
Advisory Board:
1. The Black Death--Joseph Byrne, History, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee (2004)
2. The Crusades—Helen Nicholson, History and Archaeology, University of Cardiff, Wales (2004)
3. Eleanor of Aquitaine, the Troubadours, and Courtly Love--Ffiona Swabey, Independent Scholar, London, England (2004)
4. Genghis Khan and Mongol Rule--George Lane, School of Oriental and Asiatic Studies, University of London, England (2004)
5. The Hundred Years War and Joan of Arc--Deborah Fraioli, French, Simmons College, Boston, Massachussetts (2005)
6. Magna Carta--Katherine Drew, History, Rice University, Houston, Texas (2004)
7. The Medieval Castle--Marilyn Stokstad, Art History, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas (2005)
8. The Medieval Cathedral—William Clark, Art History, Queens College, CUNY (2005)
9. The Medieval City--Norman Pounds, History, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University, England (2005)
10. Medieval Science and Technology--Elspeth Whitney, History, University of Nevada-Las Vegas (2004)
11. Mohammed and the Rise of Islam--Matthew Gordon, History, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (2005)
12. The Puebloan Society of Chaco Canyon—Paul Reed, Preservation Archaeologist, Center for Desert Archaeology, Salmon Ruins, New Mexico (2004)