{"product_id":"the-forge-of-christendom-the-end-of-days-and-the-epic-rise-of-the-west-9780307278708","title":"The Forge of Christendom: The End of Days and the Epic Rise of the West","description":"\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 \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Holland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 5.33w x 1.14d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307278708","brand":"Anchor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45284522950793,"sku":"9780307278708","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_b58958cd-9127-4eca-a828-31aa596953a5.jpg?v=1771918245","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-forge-of-christendom-the-end-of-days-and-the-epic-rise-of-the-west-9780307278708","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}