The Green Ages

‘Bold and exciting - a must-read!’ - Lyndal Roper, Regius Professor of History, Oriel College, Oxford

‘Bold, imaginative and vividly written, here finally is a historical survival guide in our climate crisis that reminds us that it is possible to live differently and sustainably’ - Frank Trentmann, author

‘A wonderful and much-needed book’ - Harald Welzer, author and editor

‘A clarion call from the past to guide us through a troubled future … Annette Kehnel’s The Green Ages is a book written from the heart but with a head fully versed in medieval economic life and theory and as such it is a fervent cry to reconsider capitalism assumptions as to how the world should be run and to consider instead how to live more harmoniously and in partnership both with each other, with the seasons and the rhythm of the natural world. There is, Kehnel shows, much to learn from the past and if we want a sustainable future that is where we should first look’ - Henrietta Leyser, author

‘A committed and thought provoking book, rich in engaging examples and surprising alternatives, that makes it clear we need the past for our future’ - Bernd Schneidmuller, Professor of Medieval History, Heidelberg University

Professor Annette Kehnel studied History and Biology at the University of Freiburg, Sommerville College, Oxford and LMU in Munich. She received her doctorate from Trinity College, Dublin and taught at the TU Dresden, where she received her post-doctorate in 2004. Since 2005 she has held a chair in Medieval History at the University of Mannheim.