Empires and barbarians : the fall of Rome and the birth of Europe / Peter Heather.

"Here is a fresh, provocative look at how a recognizable Europe came into being in the first millennium AD. With sharp analytic insight, Peter Heather explores the dynamics of migration and social and economic interaction that changed two vastly different worlds--the undeveloped barbarian world and...

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Main Author: Heather, P. J. (Peter J.)
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Migrations of nations.
Culture diffusion > Europe > History.
Civilization, Medieval.
Europe > History > To 476.
Europe > History > 476-1492.
Rome > History > Empire, 284-476.
Physical Description:xvii, 734 pages : maps ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
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  • Preface Prologue Ch 1: Migrants and Barbarians Ch 2: Globalization and the Germans Ch 3: All Roads Lead to Rome? Ch 4: Migration and Frontier Collapse Ch 5: Huns on the Run Ch 6: Franks and Anglo-Saxons: Elite Transfer or Volkerwanderung? Ch 7: A New Europe Ch 8: The Creation of Slavic Europe Ch 9: Viking Diasporas Ch 10: The First European Union Ch 11: The End of Migration and the Birth of Europe Notes Primary Sources/ Bibliography.