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A Distant Mirror

The Calamitous Fourteenth Century

By Barbara W. Tuchman

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| Paperback | 9780345349576

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"Wise, witty, and wonderful . . . A great book, in a great historical tradition." Commentary

The 14th century gives us back two contradictory images: a glittering time of crusades and castles, cathedrals and chivalry, and a dark time of ferocity and spiritual agony, a world plunged into a chaContinue

"Wise, witty, and wonderful . . . A great book, in a great historical tradition." Commentary

The 14th century gives us back two contradictory images: a glittering time of crusades and castles, cathedrals and chivalry, and a dark time of ferocity and spiritual agony, a world plunged into a chaos of war, fear and the Plague. Barbara Tuchman anatomizes the century, revealing both the great rhythms of history and the grain and texture of domestic life as it was lived.

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  • The Worst of Times?

    Mrs. Tuchman has written four books about twentieth-century diplomatic and military history, and has won a Pulitzer Prize for two of them, which is a remarkable achievement. The criteria used for the award of these prizes would seem to be stylistic e ... (read full critics)

    nybooks published on Tue, 24 Aug 2010

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 704 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 0345349571
  • ISBN-13: 9780345349576
  • Publisher: Ballantine
  • Pub date: Jul 12, 1987
  • Dimensions: 1355 mm x 839 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Hardcover and Audio Cassette
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