{"product_id":"the-forge-of-christendom-the-end-of-days-and-the-epic-rise-of-the-west-paperback","title":"The Forge of Christendom: The End of Days and the Epic Rise of the West - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Holland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA grand history of the rise of Western Europe following the collapse of the Roman Empire, from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eRubicon \u003c\/i\u003eand co-host of the hit podcast \u003ci\u003eThe Rest Is History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An entertaining account of the fraught last years of the Dark Ages.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An enjoyable and exuberantly argued book . . . Holland combines sound scholarly credentials with a gift for storytelling on a magisterial scale.\"\u003ci\u003e--The Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the approach of the first millennium, the Christians of Europe did not seem likely candidates for future greatness. Weak, fractured, and hemmed in by hostile nations, they saw no future beyond the widely anticipated Second Coming of Christ. But when the world did not end, the peoples of Western Europe suddenly found themselves with no choice but to begin the heroic task of building a Jerusalem on earth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Forge of Christendom\u003c\/i\u003e, Tom Holland masterfully describes this remarkable new age, a time of caliphs and Viking sea kings, the spread of castles and the invention of knighthood. It was one of the most significant departure points in history: the emergence of Western Europe as a distinctive and expansionist power.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Holland\u003c\/b\u003e is a historian of the ancient world and a translator. His books include \u003ci\u003eRubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePersian Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of the Sword, The Forge of Christendom, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar\u003c\/i\u003e. He has adapted Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides, and Virgil for the BBC. He is a winner of the Classical Association prize, awarded to \"the individual who has done most to promote the study of the language, literature and civilization of Ancient Greece and Rome.\" He lives in London with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.14 x 7.96 x 5.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47509196701917,"sku":"9780307278708","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/dBZ8Vuc9f49780307278708.webp?v=1781299235","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-forge-of-christendom-the-end-of-days-and-the-epic-rise-of-the-west-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}