Early Medieval Italy
Central Power and Local Society 400-1000
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
29 December 1989
Summary
This book presents a picture of the history of Italy between 400 and 1000, probably the six centuries least known in all Italian history. Early medieval Italy was the victim of many invasions and had a long succession of different Germanic rulers: Ostrogoths, Lombards, Franks, Germans, as well as the provincial administrations of the various Byzantine enclaves in Italy. Despite this, the structures of the Italian state persisted with considerable uniformity from the sixth to the ninth and ten…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780472080991 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0472080997 |
| Author: | Chris Wickham |
| Publisher: | The University of Michigan Press |
| Imprint: | The University of Michigan Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 29 December 1989 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 14mm x 137mm x 202mm |
| Series: | Women and Culture Series |
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“Chris Wickham’s new book fills a real gap. In telling the story of the decline of the state in Italy he provides an English-reading audience with the first general account of the early medieval Italian political history in their language.”
–History Teacher– “History Teacher” (4/1/1999 12:00:00 AM)
“In telling the story of the decline of the state in Italy he provides an English-reading audience with the first general account of early medieval Italian political history in their language.”
–History Teacher– “History Teacher” (4/1/1999 12:00:00 AM)
“No other comprehensive history of the early Middle Ages in Italy exists for the English reader, thus making Wickham’s book particularly useful … full of detailed information and … supplemented by a good annotated bibliography which fortunately includes literature in languages other than English.”
–Italica– “Italica” (4/1/1999 12:00:00 AM)
About The Author
Chris Wickham
Chris Wickham received his DPhil from Oxford in 1975. He has taught at the University of Birmingham since then and is currently Professor of Medieval History at the University of Oxford. He has been editor of Past and Present since 1995.
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