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Zusatztext 'Matthew Innes' new survey fills a nagging void for teachers of early medieval history ... He engages in a dialogue with the sources and literature and with his audience as well ... leading students to an appreciation of current views and competing scholarly interpretations ... The bibliographical essays are a superb introduction to the literature of the field, invaluable to introductory and advanced students as well as seasoned professionals.'- John McCulloh, Kansas State University."Innes has done early medieval scholarship a great service. By surveying and synthesising recent research covering such a long period, his book will help others to connect the dots and draw conclusions of their own... This is a very important book... an excellent resource for teachers and students." - Warren C. Brown, English Historical Review Informationen zum Autor Matthew Innes is Professor of History at Birkbeck College, University of London. He has published widely on the social, political and cultural history of early medieval Europe. His book State and Society in the Early Middle Ages won the Royal Historical Society's Gladstone Historical Book Prize in 2000 and his research was recognized by the award of a Philip Leverhulme Prize in 2004. Klappentext Ideal for undergraduates, this excellent user-friendly textbook presents twenty-five years of research and expertly combines the study of the period's historical background with the social, cultural and political structures within it. With its synthesis and interpretations of otherwise unavailable primary research, and its carefully constructed textbook features, Introduction to Early Medieval Western Europe, 300-900 is ideal for students of late antique or early medieval history and will also be an invaluable resource for researchers and postgraduate students worldwide. Zusammenfassung Studying European history, this textbook combines an account of the historical background of the period with discussion of the social, economic, cultural and political structures of the societies within it. It contains chapter summaries; key topic essays discussing archaeological evidence; illustrations from archaeological finds; and more. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface and Acknowledgements. Introduction: Rome, the Barbarians and the Fate of Western Europe 1. A New Roman Order: State, Church and Society in the Late Empire 2. Barbarians, the Roman Frontier and the Crisis of the Western Empire 3. The Fifth Century West and the 'Fall of Rome' 4. The Western Mediterranean in the Age of 'Reconquest' 5. Arabs, Avars and Amphoras: Causes and Consequences of Imperial Collapse 6. Hispania and Italy: Contrasting Communities 7. Gaul and Germany: The Merovingian World 8. Britain and Ireland: Kings and Peoples 9. 'The Invincible Race of the Franks': Conquest, Christianisation and Carolingian Kingship 10.'Peace, Unity and Concord Among the Christian People': Carolingian Order and its Architects 11. Paradoxes of Empire: Western Europe in the Ninth Century. Epilogue. Index...
