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Informationen zum Autor Gilbert Márkus is Affiliate Researcher (Celtic and Gaelic) at the University of Glasgow. Klappentext SERIES EDITOR: JENNY WORMALD A flagship series for Edinburgh University Press for many years, The New History of Scotland books have become classic texts. Written by authors at the forefront of their discipline, titles in this series provide an ideal introduction to Scottish history for students and for general readers. This popular and enduring series is now being updated with thoroughly revised editions both by original and by new authors. Zusammenfassung Gilbert Márkus brings a stimulating approach to studying this elusive period, analysing both its litter of physical evidence and literary sources, as a method of shedding light on the reality of the period. In doing so, he reforms our historical perceptions of what has often been dismissed as a ‘dark age’. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceChapter 1 Trade, Culture and Empire in the Early CenturiesChapter 2 The Development of Sub-Roman KingdomsChapter 3 The Church in Early Medieval ScotlandChapter 4 Adomnán and his WorldChapter 5 Laws and SocietiesChapter 6 Vikings and the Formation of ScotiaBibliographyUseful websites

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gilbert Maarkus, Gilbert Markus, Gilbert Márkus, Markus Gilbert
• Editore: Edinburgh University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.07.2017
• EAN: 9780748678983
• ISBN: 978-0-7486-7898-3
• Pagine: 232
• Serie: New History of Scotland; New History of Scotland
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie