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Introduction to Early Medieval Western Europe, 300-900 - The Sword, the Plough and the Book (Hardcover, New)
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Introduction to Early Medieval Western Europe, 300-900 - The Sword, the Plough and the Book (Hardcover, New)
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This comprehensive textbook is the first to synthesise a quarter of
a century of pathbreaking research in an accessible manner for
undergraduate students. Matthew Innes is unique in combining an
account of the historical background of the period with discussion
of the social, economic, cultural and political structures of the
socities within it. Individual chapters include discussion on: Why
the Roman Empire broke down so irrevocably in western Europe; How
it came to be replaced by radically different political systems,
ruled by kings who saw themselves as leaders of ethnic communities;
Whether these changes were the result of lock, stock and barrel
migration of biologically defined peoples or more complex processes
whereby new elites created ethnicity, legitimising their position
through myths of common descent and shared history; Why the
city-based state structure of antiquity was replaced by a system in
which landowners used their private resourves to exercise public
power; How and why the division between civilians and the military,
so fundamental to the ancient state, broke down giving rise to a
world of militarised landlord power; How the conversion of western
Europe to Christianity and the establishment of the church as the
central social institution related to these processes of change;
What made western Europe's experience so distinctive in this
period. studying late antique or early medieval history, it will
also interest researchers and postgraduate students because it
synthesises and interprets a great deal of otherwise unavailable
primary research. Especially designed to be student-friendly, An
Introduction to Early Medieval Western Europe contains: chapter
summaries and chronologies; key topic essays discussing
archaeological or documentary evidence; a lavish range or
supporting illustrations from archaeological and historical finds;
bibliographical essays which discuss available sources and
secondary literature, introducing teachers and students to the
specialist literature; a comprehensive glossary and index
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