Barbara Rosenwein is a renowned historian who explores the complexities of human emotions throughout history. Her work delves into how feelings have shaped societies and individual lives across different eras. Rosenwein's scholarship is characterized by its insightful analysis and broad scope, offering readers a unique perspective on the past. She is celebrated for her ability to connect historical events with the enduring nature of human experience.
This highly original book is both a study of emotional discourse in the Early Middle Ages and a contribution to the debates among historians and social scientists about the nature of human...
What Is the History of Emotions? offers an accessible path through the thicket of approaches, debates, and past and current trends in the history of emotions.
Peoples and Cultures- A Concise History - Third Edition
The Making of the West is a story of interactions — cross-cultural exchanges that span the globe, as well as the ongoing interactions between societies, cultures, governments, economies, religions, and ideas. To highlight these interactions and help students grasp the vital connections between political, social, and cultural events, The Making of the West: A Concise History presents a comprehensive picture of each historical era within a brief chronological narrative. The book also situates Europe within a truly global context, facilitating students’ understanding of the events that have shaped their own times. A full-color map and art program deepen students’ understanding of the narrative.
An exploration of emotional life in the West, considering the varieties, transformations and constants of human emotions over eleven centuries.
Peoples and Cultures, a Concise History, Volume II: Since 1340
Based on the widely acclaimed survey text, The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, and condensed by the authors themselves, A Concise History retains the unique chronological synthesis, broad coverage, and geographic inclusion of the original work while providing an even sharper, more focused treatment of the historical development of the West. A tradebook format, full-color design, the richest map and art programs available in a brief edition, and a thoroughly integrated source collection combine with the clear, compelling narrative for a textbook that will spark the historical imagination as it captures student interest.