The Inheritance of Rome: Illuminating the Dark Ages 400-1000Penguin, 30 jul 2009 - 688 páginas "The breath of reading is astounding, the knowledge displayed is awe-inspiring and the attention quietly given to critical theory and the postmodern questioning of evidence is both careful and sincere."--The Daily Telegraph (UK) "A superlative work of historical scholarship."--Literary Review (UK) A unique and enlightening look at Europe's so-called Dark Ages; the second volume in the Penguin History of Europe Defying the conventional Dark Ages view of European history between A.D. 400 and 1000, award-winning historian Chris Wickham presents The Inheritance of Rome, a work of remarkable scope and rigorous yet accessible scholarship. Drawing on a wealth of new material and featuring a thoughtful synthesis of historical and archaeological approaches, Wickham agues that these centuries were critical in the formulation of European identity. From Ireland to Constantinople, the Baltic to the Mediterranean, the narrative constructs a vivid portrait of the vast and varied world of Goths, Franks, Vandals, Arabs, Saxons, and Vikings. Groundbreaking and full of fascinating revelations, The Inheritance of Rome offers a fresh understanding of the crucible in which Europe would ultimately be created. |
Índice
Culture and Belief in the Christian Roman World | |
Crisis and Continuity 400550 | |
Merovingian Gaul and Germany 500751 | |
Spain and Italy 550750 | |
From Abbasid Baghdad to Umayyad Córdoba 7501000 | |
Eastern Mediterranean Exchange Networks 6001000 | |
PART IV | |
The Carolingian Century 751887 | |
Intellectuals and Politics | |
The Tenthcentury Successor States | |
Carolingian England 8001000 | |
Outer Europe | |
Britain and Ireland 400800 | |
Culture Belief and Political Etiquette 550 | |
Wealth Exchange and Peasant Society | |
Material Culture and Display from Imperial | |
Byzantine Survival 550850 | |
The Crystallization of Arab Political Power 630750 | |
Byzantine Revival 8501000 | |
Aristocrats between the Carolingian and the Feudal Worlds | |
The Caging of the Peasantry 8001000 | |
Trends in European History 4001000 | |
Illustrations Notes and Bibliographic Guides | |
Index of Names and Places | |
Términos y frases comunes
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