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A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century (Paperback)
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Short Description for A Distant Mirror"Wise, witty, and wonderful . . . A great book, in a great historical tradition." CommentaryThe 14th century gives us back two contradictory images: a glittering time of crusades and castles, cathedrals and chivalry, and a dark time of ferocity and spiritual agony, a world plunged into a chaos of war, fear and the Plague. Barbara Tuchman anatomizes the century, revealing both the great rhythms of ...
Full description- Publisher: Ballantine Books Inc.
- Published: 01 September 1991
- Format: Paperback 677 pages
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- Categories: General & World History | European History | Medieval History | Social & Cultural History
- ISBN 13: 9780345349576 ISBN 10: 0345349571
- Sales rank: 21,947
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Full description for A Distant Mirror
"Wise, witty, and wonderful . . . A great book, in a great historical tradition." Commentary The 14th century gives us back two contradictory images: a glittering time of crusades and castles, cathedrals and chivalry, and a dark time of ferocity and spiritual agony, a world plunged into a chaos of war, fear and the Plague. Barbara Tuchman anatomizes the century, revealing both the great rhythms of history and the grain and texture of domestic life as it was lived.
