Georges Duby
Georges Duby
Georges Duby (born October 28, 1919, in Paris, France) was a renowned French medieval historian and prolific scholar. Widely recognized for his expertise in medieval society and history, he made significant contributions to our understanding of European history during the Middle Ages. Duby's work has influenced generations of historians and history enthusiasts alike.
Personal Name: Georges Duby
Birth: 7 Oct 1919
Death: 3 Dec 1996
Georges Duby Books
(19 Books)
Duby examines the history of France from the rise of the Capetians in the mid-tenth century to the execution of Joan of Arc in the mid-fifteenth. He takes the evolution of power and the emergence of the French state as his central themes, and guides the reader through complex - and, in many respects, still unfamiliar, yet fascinating terrain. He describes the growth of the castle and the village, the building blocks of the new Western European civilization of the second millennium AD.
The second volume of "A History of Private Life" is a treasure trove of rich and colorful detail culled from an astounding variety of sources. This absorbing "secret epic" constructs a vivid picture of peasant and patrician life in the eleventh to fifteenth centuries.
