Medieval World

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Summary: Gathers a wealth of informed and informative essays
Review: Expertly compiled and co-edited by Peter Linehan (Fellow and Dean of St. John's College, Cambridge, England) and Janet L. Nelson (Professor of Medieval History at King's College, London, England), The Medieval World gathers a wealth of informed and informative essays contributed from a wide and diverse variety of educated and articulate scholars concerning such topics as identity, "What the Crusades meant to Europe"; power and power structures; "The King's Counsellors' two Faces: a Portuguese perspective"; elites, organizations, and groups, and much, much more. A wide-ranging and erudite, 745-page compendium, The Medieval World is written and recommended for college-level Medieval Studies reading lists and World History reference shelves.