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Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century

by Barbara W Tuchman

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"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.

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"Intrigued initially by the effects of the Black Death on late medieval society, Mrs. Tuchman understandably has sidestepped this knotty problem to give us, instead, a succession of vignettes in the development of France and England in the 14th century. The writing is intelligent and lively in high-class journalistic style. The pace is rapid, the episodes entertaining. The cruelty, cunning, cupidity, and compassion of her men and women are described in vivid colors, and the endless minutiae of daily living are given to us to feast upon." Reviewed by Daniel Weiss, Virginia Quarterly Review (Copyright 2006 Virginia Quarterly Review)

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ISBN:

9780345349576

Subtitle:

The Calamitous 14th Century

Author:

Tuchman, Barbara W.

Author:

Tuchman, Barbara Wertheim

Author:

Tuchman, Barbara W.

Publisher:

Ballantine Books

Location:

New York :

Subject:

Europe - France

Subject:

History

Subject:

Medieval

Subject:

France

Subject:

Europe - General

Subject:

Nobility

Subject:

Fourteenth century

Subject:

France History 14th century.

Subject:

Coucy, Enguerrand de

Subject:

Social history

Subject:

World History - Medieval and Renaissance

Copyright:

c197

Edition Number:

1

Edition Description:

Trade paper

Publication Date:

19870712

Binding:

Paperback

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Yes

Pages:

704

Dimensions:

8.25 x 5.1 x 1.25 in 1.3 lb

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