TY - BOOK AU - Kumar,Rakesh TI - Social formations in the medieval world: from Roman civilization till the crisis of feudalism SN - 9781003478331 U1 - 306.09/01 23/eng/20240313 PY - 2024/// CY - Abingdon, Oxon, New York, NY PB - Routledge KW - Social history KW - To 500 KW - Medieval, 500-1500 KW - Civilization, Medieval KW - Islamic civilization KW - Religion and civilization KW - HISTORY / Medieval KW - HISTORY / Social History KW - Rome KW - Social conditions N1 - Ancient Rome I : Rome under republic, principate and empire -- Ancient Rome II -- Feudal polity, society and economy in Europe (8th-14th centuries) -- Religion and culture in medieval Europe -- Origin and growth of Islamic civilisation N2 - "This book encapsulates a period of history of human progress by highlighting crucial social, economic, and cultural dynamics. It presents recent historiography and new analytical tools used to analyze multi-dimensional themes involved in social formation. This is a reader-friendly book with simple and lucid language and fulfils the pressing needs of students studying the paper on Social Formations and Cultural Patterns of Ancient and Medieval World at various universities across the world. The summary, keywords, and representative questions at the end of each chapter would assist in revision and better understanding of the issues dealt therein. A detailed chapter-end reference would enable and motivate the readers to engage in further studies for better understanding of the themes. This book will be of interest to students, researchers, and academics in the area of history - ancient and medieval world history in particular and anthropology. It will also be an interesting read for general readers interested in knowing about the ancient and medieval world"-- UR - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003478331 ER -