The Inheritance of Rome
Illuminating the Dark Ages 400-1000
$54.67
- Paperback
688 pages
- Release Date
3 August 2010
Summary
“The breath of reading is astounding, the knowledge displayed is awe-inspiring and the attention quietly given to critical theory and the postmodern questioning of evidence is both careful and sincere.” – The Daily Telegraph (UK)
“A superlative work of historical scholarship.” – Literary Review (UK)
A unique and enlightening look at Europe’s so-called Dark Ages; the second volume in the Penguin History of Europe
Defying the conventional Dark Ages view…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143117421 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143117424 |
| Author: | Chris Wickham |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 688 |
| Release Date: | 3 August 2010 |
| Weight: | 578g |
| Dimensions: | 37mm x 140mm x 214mm |
| Series: | The Penguin History of Europe |
| Audience Age: | 18-17 |
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Critics Review
“The breath of reading is astounding, the knowledge displayed is awe-inspiring and the attention quietly given to critical theory and the postmodern questioning of evidence is both careful and sincere.” -The Daily Telegraph (UK)
“A superlative work of historical scholarship.” -Literary Review (UK)
Chris Wickham
Chris Wickham is Chichele Professor of Medieval History at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of All Souls College. His book Framing the Middle Ages won the Wolfson Prize, the Deutscher Memorial Prize and the James Henry Breasted Prize of the American Historical Association. He lives in Oxford, England.
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