Before France and Germany: The Creation and Transformation of the Merovingian World / Edition 1

by Patrick J. Geary

Overview

From the twilight of the Roman Empire emerged the kingdoms of Merovingian Europe (c. 400-700 AD), 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. This text is aimed at both survey and graduate courses on medieval history, which invariably take the Merovingian period as their starting point.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195044584
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/25/1988
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

University of California, Los Angeles

Table of Contents

The Roman West to the End of the Fifth Century

Editorial Reviews

"[This] important and useful study is a creative synthesis that presents a new and striking interpretation of the world of Merovingian Europe. He draws together a significant body of recent scholarship....The book's revised assessment of the nature and significance of the Merovingian world should find a wide audience among those interested in medieval Europe."—Choice

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