From Roman Provinces to Medieval Kingdoms |
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Editor:
| Noble, Thomas F. X. |
Series title: | Rewriting Histories Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-134-33765-1 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2006 |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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Imprint: | Routledge |
Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $46.95 |
Book Description:
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This prestigious collection of essays by leading scholars provides a thorough reassessment of the medieval era which questions how, when and why the Middle Ages began, and how abruptly the shift from thenbsp;Roman Empire to Barbarian Europe happened.
Presenting the most current work including newly-available material such as translations of French and German essays, From Roman Provinces to Medieval Kingdoms gathers the key thinkers in the field together in one easy-to-use...
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This prestigious collection of essays by leading scholars provides a thorough reassessment of the medieval era which questions how, when and why the Middle Ages began, and how abruptly the shift from thenbsp;Roman Empire to Barbarian Europe happened.
Presenting the most current work including newly-available material such as translations of French and German essays, From Roman Provinces to Medieval Kingdoms gathers the key thinkers in the field together in one easy-to-use volume.
Examiningnbsp;a wealth of material on the origins of the Barbarian people and their tribes, Thomas F.X. Noble studies the characteristics of the tribes and debates whether they were blood-tied clans or units bound by social, political and economic objectives.
Highly readable and student friendly, From Roman Provinces to Medieval Kingdoms includes a general introduction, clearnbsp;prologues to each section and makes the key debates of the subject accessible to students.