Geraldine Heng 
Global Middle Ages [EPUB ebook] 
An Introduction

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.