The Global Middle Ages

The Global Middle Ages: An Introduction discusses how when and why a ''global Middle Ages'' was conceptualized; explains and considers the terms that are deployed in studying teaching and researching a Global Middle Ages; and critically reflects on the issues that arise in the establishment of this relatively new field of academic endeavor. An Introduction surveys the considerable gains to be had in developing a critical early global studies and introduces the collaborative work of the Cambridge Elements series in the Global Middle Ages.