The making of Europe : an introduction to the history of European unity / Christopher Dawson ; [with an introduction by Alexander Murray].
Dawson, Christopher, 1889-1970.
2002
CB353 .D3 2002 (Mapit)
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Title The making of Europe : an introduction to the history of European unity / Christopher Dawson ; [with an introduction by Alexander Murray].
Author Dawson, Christopher, 1889-1970.
ISBN 9780813210834 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0813210836 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Publication Details Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, [2002?]
Language English
Description xxxix, 282 p. ; 22 cm.
Call Number CB353 .D3 2002
Dewey Decimal Classification 940.1
Summary Christopher Dawson concludes that the period of the fourth to the eleventh centuries, commonly known as the Dark Ages, is not a barren prelude to the creative energy of the medieval world. Instead, he argues that it is better described as "ages of dawn" for it is in this rich and confused period that the complex and creative interaction of the Roman empire, the Christian Church, the classical tradition, and barbarous societies provided the foundation for a vital, unified European culture. In an age of fragmentation and the emergence of new nationalist forces, Dawson argued that if "our civilization is to survive, it is essential that it should develop a common European consciousness and sense of historic and organic unity." But he was clear that this unity required sources deeper and more complex than the political and economic movements on which so many had come to depend, and he insisted, prophetically, that Europe would need to recover its Christian roots if it was to survive. In a time of cultural and political ambiguity, The making of Europe is an indispensable work for understanding not only the rich sources but also the contemporary implications of the very idea of Europe.
Note Originally published: London : Sheed and Ward, 1932. With new introd.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-269) and index.
"Supplementary bibliography": p. xxxvii-xxxix.
Series Dawson, Christopher, 1889-1970. Works. 2001.
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pt. 1. The foundations
1. The Roman empire
2. The Catholic church
3. The classical tradition and Christianity
4. The barbarians
5. The barbarian invasions and the fall of the empire in the West
pt. 2. The ascendancy of the East
6. The Christian empire and the rise of the Byzantine culture
7. The awakening of the East and the revolt of the subject nationalities
8. The rise of Islam
9. The expansion of Moslem culture
10. The Byzantine Renaissance and the revival of the Eastern empire
pt. 3. The formation of Western christendom
11. The Western church and the conversion of the barbarians
12. The restoration of the Western empire and Carolingian renaissance
13. The age of the Vikings and the conversion of the North
14. The rise of the mediaeval unity.

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