The Making of Europe: Conquest, Colonization and Cultural Change, 950-1350
One ofChoice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1993"The most stimulating and well-written reassessment of medieval Europe that has appeared for many years."--Eric Christiansen,The New York Review of Books"Bartlett amasses a wealth of documentation and, unlike other authors, he weaves a rich tapestry of colourful incidents, personalities, and contemporary comment.... A masterful survey of the forces that shaped the West."--Theodore K. Rabb,The Times Literary Supplement"An absolutely first-rate book.... Bartlett has elucidated the making not only of Europe but of our own country and of the modern world as a whole."--Roger Draper,The New Leader"Essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand the problems of Europe today."--Keith Thomas,GuardianThe Making of Europeis an important book. . . . This excellent discussion of medieval colonial expansion is much overdue. . . . [It] goes a long way toward understanding what is meant by the European mindset and sheds some light on why this mindset spread into the far corners of the globe."--Madelyn B. Dick,History: Reviews of New Books. . . a useful and illuminating book, marked by breadth of outlook, impressive erudition, and a convincing discussion of the principal forces contributing to the "making of Europe" between the tenth and the fourteenth centuries."--Journal of Interdisciplinary History