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001 2009015169
003 DLC
005 20091230155911.0
008 090409s2009 nyuabf b 001 0 eng
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050 00 $aCB351$b.W49 2009
082 00 $a940.1/2$222
100 1 $aWickham, Chris,$d1950-
245 14 $aThe inheritance of Rome :$ba history of Europe from 400 to 1000 /$cChris Wickham.
250 $a1st American ed.
260 $aNew York :$bViking,$c2009.
300 $axi, 650 p., [16] p. of plates :$bill., maps ;$c24 cm.
490 1 $aThe Penguin history of Europe ;$v2
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $aHistorian Chris Wickham defies conventional views of the "Dark Ages" in European history with a work of rigorous yet accessible scholarship. Drawing on a wealth of new material and featuring a thoughtful synthesis of historical and archaeological approaches, Wickham argues that these centuries were critical in the formulation of European identity. Far from being a "middle" period between more significant epochs, this age has much to tell us in its own right about the progress of culture and the development of political thought. Wickham focuses on a world still profoundly shaped by Rome, which encompassed peoples ranging from Goths, Franks, and Vandals to Arabs, Anglo-Saxons, and Vikings. Digging deep into each culture, Wickham constructs a vivid portrait of a vast and varied world stretching from Ireland to Constantinople, the Baltic to the Mediterranean--the crucible in which Europe would ultimately be created.--From publisher description.
650 0 $aCivilization, Medieval.
650 0 $aMiddle Ages.
651 0 $aRome$xCivilization$xInfluence.
830 0 $aPenguin history of Europe ;$v2.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0917/2009015169-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0917/2009015169-d.html