The Inheritance of Rome: A History of Europe from 400 to 1000
Chris Wickham
Historian Chris Wickham defies conventional views of the "Dark Ages" in European history with a work of rigorous yet accessible scholarship. Drawing on a wealth of new material and featuring a thoughtful synthesis of historical and archaeological approaches, Wickham argues that these centuries were critical in the formulation of European identity. Far from being a "middle" period between more significant epochs, this age has much to tell us in its own right about the progress of culture and the development of political thought. Wickham focuses on a world still profoundly shaped by Rome, which encompassed peoples ranging from Goths, Franks, and Vandals to Arabs, Anglo-Saxons, and Vikings. Digging deep into each culture, Wickham constructs a vivid portrait of a vast and varied world stretching from Ireland to Constantinople, the Baltic to the Mediterranean--the crucible in which Europe would ultimately be created.--From publisher description.
श्रेणियाँ:
साल:
2009
संस्करण:
1st American ed
प्रकाशन:
Penguin Publishing Group;Viking
भाषा:
english
पृष्ठ:
650
ISBN 10:
1101105186
ISBN 13:
9781101105184
श्रृंखला:
Penguin history of Europe 2
फ़ाइल:
AZW3 , 5.14 MB
IPFS:
,
english, 2009