Bibliograph

The Carolingian world, Marios Costambeys, Matthew Innes, Simon MacLean

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The Carolingian world, Marios Costambeys, Matthew Innes, Simon MacLean

Language

eng

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Carolingian world

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

881236947

Responsibility statement

Marios Costambeys, Matthew Innes, Simon MacLean

Series statement

Cambridge medieval textbooksCambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Summary

At its height, the Carolingian empire spanned a million square kilometres of western Europe - from the English Channel to central Italy and northern Spain, and from the Atlantic to the fringes of modern Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic. As the largest political unit for centuries, the empire dominated the region and left an enduring legacy for European culture. This comprehensive survey traces this great empire's history, from its origins around 700, with the rise to dominance of the Carolingian dynasty, through its expansion by ruthless military conquest and political manoeuvring in the eighth century, to the struggle to hold the empire together in the ninth. It places the complex political narrative in context, giving equal consideration to vital themes such as beliefs, peasant society, aristocratic culture and the economy. Accessibly written and authoritative, this book offers distinctive perspectives on a formative period in European history.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

The creation of Carolingian kingship to 800 -- Belief and culture -- Inventing the Carolingian empire : politics and government, 800-840 -- Villages and villagers, land and landowners -- Elite society -- Exchange and trade : the Carolingian economy -- Sustaining the Carolingian empire : politics and government, 840-888 -- Epilogue

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