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Before France and Germany : the creation and transformation of the Merovingian world / Patrick J. Geary.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Geary, Patrick J., 1948-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Merovingians--History.
- Merovingians.
- France--History--To 987.
- France.
- Germany--History--To 843.
- Germany.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 259 p. ) maps ;
- Other Title:
- Before France and Germany
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1988.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this innovative new study, Patrick Geary rejects traditional notions of European history to present the Merovingian period (ca. 400-750) as an integral part of Late Antiquity. Drawing on current scholarship in archaeology, cultural history, historical ethnography, and other fields, the author formulates an original interpretation not only of Merovingian history but of the Romano-barbarian world from which it arose. Mapping the complex interactions of a volatile era, he carefully traces the Romanization of barbarians and the barbarization of Romans that ultimately made these populations indistinguishable. (BARNES & NOBLE).
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Bibliography: p. 241-248.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-504457-6
- Publisher Number:
- 2027/heb01507 hdl
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