HIST 12100 - War in the Middle Ages

Institution:

University of Chicago

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In modern popular culture, the Middle Ages is often imaginatively synonymous with war: knights in shining armor, Vikings in their longships, Robin Hood with his longbow and "merry men." This lecture/discussion course seeks to complicate this image by examining warfare as a center fact of European civilized life. Problems to be addressed include the technology and economics of warfare, the sociology of warfare, major phases in the development of European warfare from the Carolingians through the Hundre d Years ' War, and the literary, religious, and psychological significance of war for the development of European civilizatio n. R. Fulton. Spring

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.UCHICAGO.EDU

Phone Number:

(773) 702-1234

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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