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Título: BEFORE FRANCE AND GERMANY. THE CREATION AND TRANSFORMATION OF THE MEROVINGIAN WORLD
Autor: GEARY, PATRICK J.
Año: 1988
Género: HISTORIA Y MITOLOGÍA
Formato: PDF

From the twilight of the Roman Empire emerged the kingdoms of Merovingian Europe, which were, in turn, the basis for the nations of medieval and modern Europe.

Professor Geary draws on the latest archaeological and historical findings to elucidate one of the least understood periods of European history.

In this innovative new study, Professor 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.

Authoritative and elegantly written, «Before France and Germany» presents an original and powerful synthesis of one of the most misunderstood periods of European history.

This new study is an important contribution to our understanding of a crucial but often neglected period of Western history.

Patrick J. Geary (born September 26, 1948) is an American medieval historian. He is Professor Emeritus of Western Medieval History at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey and also holds the title of Distinguished Professor of Medieval History Emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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