Collins, Paul   1940- <br/><br/>
The birth of the West :  Rome, Germany, France, and the creation of Europe in the tenth century / 
Paul Collins. 
 - New York :  PublicAffairs,  [2013] 
 - ix, 484 pages :  maps ;  25  cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-466) and index. 
<br/><br/>The physical landscape of the tenth century -- Roman "harlots" : from the cadaver synod to the fall of Marozia -- The nadir of the papacy -- Enemies of Christians -- The dissention of kings -- Salvation from "that very savage people" -- Feudal France -- Muslims and Christians in Spain -- Anglo-Saxon England -- The Celtic lands : Ireland, Scotland, and Wales -- Liutprand of Cremona, cynic, diplomat, and stylist -- "That Greek woman" : Theophano, Otto II, and her mother-in-law -- Monks and nuns -- Ordinary life in the tenth century -- Faith and church in the tenth century -- Gerbert, the magician of the millennium -- Otto III : a "new Rome"? -- The millennium. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781610390132 (hardcover : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Middle Ages.<br/>Civilization, Medieval.<br/>Edad media.<br/>Civilización medieval
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>France--Civilization--1000-1328.<br/>Holy Roman Empire--Civilization.<br/>Europe--Civilization--Roman influences.<br/>Europe--History--476-1492.<br/>Francia--Civilización<br/>Santo Imperio Romano <br/>Europa --Civilización--Influencias romanas.<br/>Europa--Historia--476-1492.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>300 D 123  / C712b 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>940.1/44