Chicago: Univ. Of Chicago Press. Hardcover. Date: 1987. 1st Edition. 8vo 447pp . Fine in Fine DJ. 1987. Univ. Of Chicago Press ISBN 0226310329 9780226310329 [US]

ISBN10: 0226310329, ISBN13: 9780226310329, [publisher: Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press] Hardcover Umschlag leicht berieben, sonst gutes Exemplar. - For the past several decades, French historians have emphasized the writing of history in terms of structures, cultures, and mentalities, an approach exemplified by proponents of the Annales school. With this volume, Bernard Guenee, himself associated with the Annalistes, marks a decisive break with this dominant mode of French historiography. Still recognizing the Annalistes' indispensable contribution, Guenee turns to the genre of biography as a way to attend more closely to chance, to individual events and personalities, and to a sense of time as people actually experienced it, without sacrificing the conceptual rigor made possible by crisply stated problematiques. His engaging and detailed study links in sequence the lives of four French bishops who, because of their office, were intellectuals and politicians as well. These men rose in the hierarchy that was medieval society by dint of talent and ambition, not birth. What Guenee reveals is the career patterns and politics of an era that privileged youth yet granted certain advantages to those, such as Guenee's subjects, who survived to old age. He illustrates not only how these and other medieval men of the church were schooled but also how they learned from life, illuminating medieval and early modern history through their writings. Guenee ...
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ISBN10: 0226310329, ISBN13: 9780226310329, [publisher: Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press] Hardcover Umschlag leicht berieben, sonst gutes Exemplar. - For the past several decades, French historians have emphasized the writing of history in terms of structures, cultures, and mentalities, an approach exemplified by proponents of the Annales school. With this volume, Bernard Guenee, himself associated with the Annalistes, marks a decisive break with this dominant mode of French historiography. Still recognizing the Annalistes' indispensable contribution, Guenee turns to the genre of biography as a way to attend more closely to chance, to individual events and personalities, and to a sense of time as people actually experienced it, without sacrificing the conceptual rigor made possible by crisply stated problematiques. His engaging and detailed study links in sequence the lives of four French bishops who, because of their office, were intellectuals and politicians as well. These men rose in the hierarchy that was medieval society by dint of talent and ambition, not birth. What Guenee reveals is the career patterns and politics of an era that privileged youth yet granted certain advantages to those, such as Guenee's subjects, who survived to old age. He illustrates not only how these and other medieval men of the church were schooled but also how they learned from life, illuminating medieval and early modern history through their writings. Guenee ...
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Chicago And London: The University of Chicago Press. As New in As New dust jacket. Date: 1991. 1st US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0226310329 . A flawless, As New first printing of the first American edition in alike dustjacket, never taken out of its shrink-wrap; Between Church and State is a book about four French prelates in the late Middle Ages: Bishop Guenee of Orléans, Bishop Bernard of Clairvaux, Archbishop Arthur of Rouen, and Cardinal Guillaume de Nogaret. The book tells the stories of these prelates and their interactions with the monarchy, the church, and the common people.; 447 pages . 1991. The University of Chicago Press ISBN 0226310329 US

ISBN10: 0226310329, ISBN13: 9780226310329, [publisher: The University of Chicago Press, Chicago And London] Hardcover First Edition Fine first printing of the first American edition in like dustjacket; This book tells the stories of four French prelates during the late Middle Ages: Guenee, Bernard, Arthur Goldhammer, and Maurice de Sully. The book explores the ways in which the prelates interacted with the king and the church, their efforts to maintain power and influence, and their views on religion, governance, and the nobility.; 447 pages
[Summerville, SC, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1991]
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Chicago And London: The University of Chicago Press. As New in As New dust jacket. Date: 1991. 1st US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0226310329 . A flawless, As New first printing of the first American edition in alike dustjacket, never taken out of its shrink-wrap; Between Church and State is a book about four French prelates in the late Middle Ages: Bishop Guenee of Orléans, Bishop Bernard of Clairvaux, Archbishop Arthur of Rouen, and Cardinal Guillaume de Nogaret. The book tells the stories of these prelates and their interactions with the monarchy, the church, and the common people.; 447 pages . 1991. The University of Chicago Press ISBN 0226310329 9780226310329 [US]

Chicago, IL University of Chicago Press 1990 Hard cover Good. All pages and cover are intact. Possible minor highlighting and marginalia. Ships from an indie bookstore in NYC. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 454 p.

University of Chicago Press 1990-09-21 Hardcover New Size: 9x6x1; New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

University of Chicago Press, Date: 1990-09-21. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1990. University of Chicago Press ISBN 0226310329 9780226310329 [US]

ISBN10: 0226310329, ISBN13: 9780226310329, [publisher: University of Chicago Press] Hardcover
[Castle Donington, DERBY, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1990]
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ISBN10: 0226310329, ISBN13: 9780226310329, [publisher: University of Chicago Press] Hardcover Book is in NEW condition. 1.76
[Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1990]