Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. A note on the translation vii
4. Preface ix
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. Prelude: Periodization and the Past 1
7. 1. Early Periodizations 5
8. 2. The Late Appearance of the Middle Ages 13
9. 3. History, Education, Periodization 21
10. 4. Birth of the Renaissance 31
11. 5. The Renaissance Today 45
12. 6. The Middle Ages Become the Dark Ages 59
13. 7. A Long Middle Ages 79
14. Conclusion: Periodization and Globalization 113
15. Notes 117
16. Bibliography 133
17. Index 149
18. Backmatter 161