Neglected Barbarians Tapa dura - 2011

Brepols Publishers, 2011. 1st. hardcover. New. 9x6x1.

Turnhout Brepols 2011. Hardback, XX 656 p., 152 b/w ill. 35 colour ill., 156 x 234 mm. ISBN 9782503531250. Neglected Barbarians explores the history and archaeology of little-known and less written about peoples of Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages. Although barbarians in history is a topic of perennial interest, most studies have addressed a small number of groups for which continuous narratives can be constructed, such as the Franks, Goths, and Anglo-Saxons. This volume examines groups less accessible in the literary and archaeological evidence. Scholars from thirteen countries examine the history and archaeology of groups for whom literary evidence is too scant to contribute to current theoretical debates about ethnicity. Ranging from the Baltic and northern Caucasus to Spain and North Africa and over a time period from 300 to 900, the essays address three main themes. Why is a given barbarian group neglected? How much can we know about a group and in what ways can we bring up this… Leer más

Brepols Publishers, 2010. Hardcover. New. 01 edition. 661 pages. 9.50x6.60x1.80 inches.