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A History of Europe from 400 to 1000
Chris Wickham
ISBN: 9780140290141
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
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The world known as the 'Dark Ages', often seen as a time of barbarism, was in fact the crucible in which modern Europe would be created. This work shows how this period, encompassing people such as Goths, Franks, Vandals, Byzantines, Arabs, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings, was central to the development of our history and culture.
The world known as the 'Dark Ages', often seen as a time of barbarism, was in fact the crucible in which modern Europe would be created. Chris Wickham's acclaimed history shows how this period, encompassing people such as Goths, Franks, Vandals, Byzantines, Arabs, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings, was central to the development of our history and culture. From the collapse of the Roman Empire to the establishment of new European states, and from Ireland to Constantinople, the Baltic to the Mediterranean, this landmark work makes sense of a time of invasion and turbulence, but also of continuity, creativity and achievement.
| ISBN | 0140290141 | | Pages | 688 | | ISBN13 | 9780140290141
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 495 | | Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Penguin Books Ltd | | Height (mm) | 198 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 129 | | Publication date | 28 Jan 2010 | | Spine width (mm) | 29 | | DEWEY | 940.1 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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A work of tremendous authority and breadth. With this book, as with Charlemagne's empire, one feels that an extraordinary range of things have been brought together -- Noel Malcolm Sunday Telegraph Intensely rewarding -- Jonathan Sumption Spectator Almost every page is full of arresting details and insights ... and a sharp eye for a revealing anecdote, illuminating even the murkiest corners of the so-called Dark Ages -- Dominic Sandbrook Daily Telegraph  Be the first to write a customer review
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