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100	1		_aInnes, Matthew.
245	1	0	_aIntroduction to early medieval Western Europe, 300-900 : _bthe sword, the plough and the book / _cMatthew Innes.
260			_aLondon, UK ; _aNew York : _bRoutledge, _c2007.
300			_axvi, 552 p. : _billus., maps ; pbk ; _c26 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction: Rome, the barbarians, and the fate of western Europe.
505	0		_aPt. I. The transformation of the Roman west. A new Roman order: state, church and society in the late empire -- Barbarians, the Roman frontier and the crisis of the western empire -- The fifth century west and the 'fall of Rome.'
505	0		_aPt. II. The end of the ancient Mediterranean. The western Mediterranean in the age of 'reconquest' -- Arabs, Avars and amphoras: causes and consequences of imperial collapse.
505	0		_aPt. III. Kingdoms and communities in the post-Roman west. Hispania and Italy: contrasting communities -- Gaul and Germany: the Merovingian world -- Britain and Ireland: kings and peoples.
505	0		_aPt. IV. The Carolingian moment: western Europe in the eighth and ninth centuries. 'The invincible race of the Franks': conquest, Christianisation and Carolingian kingship -- 'Peace unity and concord among the Christian people': Carolingian order and its architects -- Paradoxes of empire: western Europe in the ninth century.
505	0		_aEpilogue: The sword, the plough and the book.
520			_aSynopsis: 'Matthew Innes' new survey fills a nagging void for teachers of early medieval history ...' - John McCulloh, Kansas State University. "Innes has done early medieval scholarship a great service. By surveying and synthesising recent research covering such a long period, his book will help others to connect the dots and draw conclusions of their own... This is a very important book... an excellent resource for teachers and students." - Warren C. Brown, English Historical Review Surveying the period of European history, 300–900 AD, this comprehensive and stimulating textbook is the first to present the last twenty-five years of research in an accessible manner for undergraduate students. It 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 societies within it. Introduction to Early Medieval Western Europe, 300–900 includes: chapter summaries and chronologies key topic essays discussing archaeological or documentary evidence maps plus supporting illustrations from archaeological and historical finds bibliographical essays which discuss available sources and further reading, introducing teachers and students to specialist literature a comprehensive index. Key topics discussed are: why the Roman Empire broke down so irrevocably in Western Europe how it came to be replaced by radically different political systems why the city-based state structure of antiquity was replaced how and why the division between civilians and the military broke down the conversion of Western Europe to Christianity and the establishment of the church as the central social institution what made Western Europe's experience so distinctive in this period.
650		0	_aMiddle Ages.
651		0	_aEurope, Western _xHistory _yTo 1500.
651		0	_aEurope _xHistory _y392-814.
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy1002/2009286104.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0916/2009286104-d.html
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1009/2009286104-b.html
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