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Josep Fontana; trans. Colin Smith.
The Distorted Past: A Reinterpretation of Europe.
Published Oxford: Blackwell, 1995.
Series: The Making of Europe.
ISBN 0631176225;
ISBN-13 9780631176220.
Binding: hardback, stitch bound.
Printer: TJ Press, Padstow.
Size: 155x234x22mm.
Page count: vii,220pp.
Main language: English.
Overall condition good: the dustjacket on this copy is starting to fade, but a previous owner has enclosed it in protective cellophane, so otherwise not badly worn; pages starting to yellow a little with age, otherwise the book itself looks in good order, text appears to be free of marking.

This item £10.00
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[Publisher’s price £29.99/€36.00]
Weight without packaging: 489g.

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Surveys the tendency of Europeans since the Ancient Greeks to define themselves in opposition (and therefore as superior) to non‑Europeans, and foregrounds the validity of dissidence, rebellion and variety that existed outside the official view. No specific medieval emphasis, though covers a lot of medieval material.

Contents: The barbarian mirror; Christian mirror; Feudal mirror; Devil’s mirror; Rural mirror; Courtly miror; Savage mirror; Mirror of progress; Mirror of the mob; Outside the hall of mirrors.

Illustrations: no
Maps & plans: no

Notes: no
Tables: no
Genealogies: no
Chronology: no
Glossary: no
Bibliography: 37pp, annotated
Index: yes

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