The Medieval and Early Modern World Primary Sources and Reference Volume,9780195178487

The Medieval and Early Modern World Primary Sources and Reference Volume

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ISBN13: 9780195178487
ISBN10: 0195178483
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2005-08-25
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Summary

The Medieval and Early Modern World tells the colorful story of a pivotalperiod in human history, an era that is crucial to understanding our own times.The expansion of trade and city life, the spread and reform of religiousinstitutions, the rise of regional empires and local feudal regimes, andrevolutionary advances in science and technology laid the foundation for themodern world. Told through the words and experiences of the people who livedit--kings, queens, and commoners, priests and lay people, explorers, scientists,artists, and world travelers--this is a world history for a newgeneration.

Author Biography


Donald R. Kelley is a Professor of History at Rutgers University. His works include The Descent of Ideas: The History of Intellectual History (2002) and The Writing of History and the Study of Law.

Bonnie G. Smith is a Professor of History at Rutgers University. Her works include the Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History and Europe in the Contemporary World, 1900 to the Present.

Table of Contents

Cast of Characters 11(3)
Map of the Medieval and Early Modern World
14(2)
Introduction: You Are Making History! 16(7)
Part 1 THE EUROPEAN WORLD, 400--1450
23(14)
Here Come the Bad Guys
23(1)
St. Jerome, letter, fourth century
Who's the Boss?
24(1)
Pope Gelasius I, Edict XII, 494
Hagar the Horrible's Helper
25(2)
Oddr Snorrason, King Olaf's Saga, about 1200
Cry Babies
27(1)
Lullaby, Middle Ages
Piles of Heads, Hands, and Feet
28(2)
Raymond of Agiles, eyewitness account of the capture of Jerusalem, 1099
Imagine This: A Country Is a Body
30(1)
John of Salisbury, Policraticus (The Statesman's Book), 12th century
Out of Bondage
31(1)
Anonymous, local records of Angers, France, about 1100
You're Grounded!
32(1)
Regulations for students at the University of Paris, 1274
Y'all Come
33(1)
Edward II, summons to the Model Parliament, 1295
Good Housekeeping in 1393
34(3)
Manuscript, The Goodman of Paris, about 1393
Part 2 THE AFRICAN AND MIDDLE EASTERN WORLD, 600--1500
37(16)
How to Catch an Elephant
37(2)
al-Mas'udi, The Golden Plains, about 915
You Are My Sunshine
39(1)
Abu'l-Tayyib Ahmad ibn al-Husayn al-Dju'fi al-Mutanabbi, ``Panegyric to Saif al-Daula on His Departure from Antioch,'' mid-10th century
Tourist Guide to Ghana
40(2)
Abu 'Ubayd 'Abd Allah bin 'Abd al-'Aziz al-Bakri, The Book of Routes and Realms, 11th century
Balcony over Troubled Waters
42(1)
Usama ibn Munqidh, Memoirs, 12th century
Hot and Bothered in the 12th Century
43(1)
Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad al-sharif al-Idrisi, The Pleasure of Him Who Longs to Cross the Horizons, 1154
A Loaf of Bread
44(1)
Omar Khayyam, Rubaiyat, about 1100
Bright Lights, Big City
45(2)
Benjamin of Tudela, Travels, about 1174
Mountain of Stone
47(1)
Oral legend of Sundiata, 13th century
A Guide for New Muslims in India
48(1)
Muhammad Mujir Wajib Adib, The Key to Paradise, around 1350
Singing, Swinging History
49(2)
Oral history, no date
Who Did What in Africa
51(2)
Mahmud Kati, Tarikh al-Fettash, early 16th century
Part 3 THE ASIAN WORLD, 600--1500
53(16)
Eat Your Veggies!
53(1)
Lankavatara Sutra, about fifth century
On the Road
54(3)
Huili, The Life of Xuanzang, seventh century
Down and Out
57(1)
Du Fu, ``At the Corner of the World,'' eighth century
Miss Manners
58(2)
Miss Zheng, Book of Filial Piety for Women, about 730
Love Those Soap Operas
60(1)
Murasaki Shikibu, The Tale of Genji, about 1000
Whistle While You Work
61(1)
Ratanbai, song, between 12th and 14th centuries
How to Shop and Not Drop
62(2)
Francesco di Balducci Pegolotti, Guide for Merchants, 14th century
The Tea Pickers
64(1)
Gao Qi, ``The Tea Pickers,'' mid-14th century
Water, Water Everywhere
65(2)
King Munjong, edict, 1451
Oh, Give Me a Child
67(2)
Anonymous folk song, date unknown
Part 4 AN AGE OF EMPIRES, 1200-1750
69(16)
The End of the World
69(2)
'Ala-ad-Din 'Ata-Malik Juvaini, The History of the World Conqueror, 13th century
Top Model: Isabella, Queen of Spain
71(1)
Anonymous manuscript, between 1469 and 1474
Wish You Were Here
72(2)
Christopher Columbus, letter to Queen Isabella, 1492
Wrecking the Place
74(2)
Hans Mayr, Memoir, 1505
Turkish Delight
76(1)
Sultan Mehmed II, quoted in an anonymous manuscript, 1510
It Was Harsh
77(2)
Anonymous, Annals of Tlatelolco, 1528--1531
Taking over Korea---and China---or Maybe Neither
79(2)
Report to Hideyoshi, 1592
Live and Let Live
81(1)
'Abd ul-Qadir Bada'uni, History of Muslim India, about 1590
No Rest for the Weary
82(3)
Alexander Radishchev, A Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow, 1790
Part 5 AN AGE OF VOYAGES, 1350--1600
85(19)
Bishops Behaving Badly
85(1)
Anonymous manuscript pamphlet, about 1438
The Right Job at the Right Time
86(2)
Muhammad ibn Asad Jalal ud-din al-Dawwani, Jalali's Ethics, second half of the 15th century
Here Comes the Bride
88(2)
Thomas Malory, The Death of Arthur, 1485
Ban the Bomb
90(1)
Desiderius Erasmus, letter to Anthony of Bergen, March 14, 1513
But No Marching Bands
91(2)
Albrecht Durer, Journal of a Trip to the Low Countries, 1520
Ideas about Women---Some of Them New
93(2)
Martin Luther, Table Talk, 1530s
Bashfulness---Getting Over It
95(2)
John Calvin, Commentaries on the Book of Psalms, 1557
An Ideal Renaissance Man
97(1)
Launoy, History of the College of Navarre in Paris, 1667
Be Scary, Be Very Scary
98(2)
Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince, 1532
A Cranky Pilgrim, a Boastful Monkey, and Pigsy
100(4)
Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 1592
Part 6 AN AGE OF SCIENCE AND REVOLUTIONS, 1600--1800
104(21)
Man of La Mancha
104(1)
Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote, 1605
Go, Team!
105(3)
Yang Szu-ch'ang, ``Dragon Boat Race,'' about 1630
Burning Down the House
108(1)
Samuel Pepys, Diary, 1666
Doing the New Science
109(3)
Count Lorenzo Magalotti, Travels of Cosmo, Grand Duke of Tuscany, 1669
Protestants Run for Cover
112(1)
Louis XIV, Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, 1685
Hitting the Books
113(2)
Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, ``Reply to Sister Philothea,'' 1691
Coffee Break
115(2)
Antoine Galland, On the Origin and Development of Coffee, 1699
Out of Africa
117(1)
Phillis Wheatley, ``On Being Brought from Africa to America,'' 1770s
Use Your Brain
118(2)
Immanuel Kant, ``Answer to the Question: What Is Enlightenment?,'' 1784
Japan Meets the Scientific Revolution
120(2)
Sugita Gempaku, ``A Dutch Anatomy Lesson in Japan,'' 1771
Citizens!
122(1)
National Assembly of France, Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, 1789
Battle Cry of Freedom
123(2)
Toussaint L'Ouverture, proclamation of a slave revolution in the Caribbean, 1793
Timeline 125(9)
Further Reading 134(5)
Websites 139(3)
Thematic Index 142(1)
Series Index 143(29)
Text Credits 172

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