Matthew Innes

Gebundenes Buch

Introduction to Early Medieval Western Europe, 300-900

The Sword, the Plough and the Book

Beschreibung

Ideal for undergraduates, this excellent user-friendly textbook presents twenty-five years of research and expertly combines the study of the period's historical background with the social, cultural and political structures within it. With its synthesis and interpretations of otherwise unavailable primary research, and its carefully constructed textbook features, Introduction to Early Medieval Western Europe, 300-900 is ideal for students of late antique or early medieval history and will also be an invaluable resource for researchers and postgraduate students worldwide.

Autor

Matthew Innes is Professor of History at Birkbeck College, University of London. He has published widely on the social, political and cultural history of early medieval Europe. His book State and Society in the Early Middle Ages won the Royal Historical Society's Gladstone Historical Book Prize in 2000 and his research was recognized by the award of a Philip Leverhulme Prize in 2004.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 572
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juni 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 1257g
• ISBN-13: 9780415215060
• ISBN-10: 0415215064
• Artikelnr.: 22131767

Rezensionen

"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

"... Chapters include very brief summaries and chronologies, plus boxed essays on special topics and bibliographical essays. Graduate students and teachers ofthe subject should find this volume very useful" -- CHOICE June 2008, Vol 45 (C.J. Chandler, Lycoming College)

"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

"... Chapters include very brief summaries and chronologies, plus boxed essays on special topics and bibliographical essays. Graduate students and teachers ofthe subject should find this volume very useful" -- CHOICE June 2008, Vol 45 (C.J. Chandler, Lycoming College)