In his assessment of the transformation of the Roman World Henri Pirenne assigned little significance to the sixth century, seeing it primarily as a period of continuity. In this volume 12 scholars assess the period. The result is a complex picture, covering Scandinavia and Central Europe as well as the western Mediterranean, in which continuity and change exist side by side.
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Descrizione libro Brill Academic Pub, 1998. Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Item may show signs of shelf wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May include supplemental or companion materials if applicable. Access codes may or may not work. Connecting readers since 1972. Customer service is our top priority. Codice articolo mon0001617620
Descrizione libro Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 1998. Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 302 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. English and French. ex-library with plate. no notes or highlighting. 'This collection of essays examines the sixth century A.D. from a new perspective. Being a result of the European Science Foundation's programme devoted to the transformation of the Roman World, the authors examine the economic and social conditions of a century which has often been overlooked. The book takes a European overview, and includes studies by archaeologists and historians who, in the course of the ESF project, have developed a lively dialogue focussing upon the issue of demand in the sixth century. An archaeologist poses many of the leading arguments in the first chapter, and an historian draws these themes together in the final one. The book includes a major review of the historiography of Henri Pirenne's celebrated thesis devoted to the decline of the Roman empire and the beginnings of the Middle Ages. The majority of the essays, however, are regional studies approaching the subject with a new wide-angled, European vision.' CONTENTS : Henri Pirenne and the question of demand in the sixth century / Richard Hodges -- Reading Pirenne again / Paolo Delogu -- The production and distribution of books in late Antiquity / Carlo Bertelli -- The migration period : model history and treasure / Klavs Randsborg -- Les conditions du commerce au VIe siècle / Jean Durliat -- The destinies of the late Antique Italies : politico-economic developments of the sixth century / Federico Marazzi -- Eastern Spain in the sixth century in the light of archaeology / Sonia Gutierrez lloret -- Les echanges dans la Gaule du Nord au VIe siecle : une histoire en miettes / Stéphane Lebecq -- Marseille and the Pirenne Thesis, I : Gregory of Tours, the Merovingian kings and 'un grand port' / S.T. Loseby -- The frontiers of western Europe : developments east of the Rhine in the sixth century / Ian Wood -- The Justinianic era of south Scandinavia : an archaeological view / Ulf Nasman -- Overview : production, distribution and demand / Chris Wickham. Codice articolo 5jbew627