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The Carolingians. A Family Who Forged Europe.

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Description for The Carolingians. A Family Who Forged Europe. Paperback. "Invaluable to those who need to disentangle the complex family relationships of those who controlled much of Europe for so many centuries."-American Historical Review Translator(s): Allen, Michael Idomir. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 424 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694.

Pierre Riché traces the emergence of Europe from the seventh to the early eleventh century, the period that witnessed the rise, fall, and revival of the Carolinian Empire. It was during this time the first contours of a broad new civilization and the first visible signs of European unity are discernable.

Until the seventh century Europe was simply a geographic term; as Isidore of Seville defined it, Europe was "the space that extended from the river Don to Spain and the Atlantic." By the ninth century, however, Europe had gradually acquired a collective being with a shared identity. The political, ... Read more

The transformation was due in large part to the Carolinians, their relations, and their allies, who together became the masters of Gaul and then much of the West. Riché traces the destiny of the Carolingians and the parallel history of Europe, stressing the roles of the leaders who imposed themselves by force, diplomacy, and culture.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Series
The Middle Ages Series
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812213423
SKU
V9780812213423
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99-1

About Pierre Riché
Pierre Riche is Professor Emeritus of Medieval History at the University of Paris X (Nanterre) and Former Director of the Center for Research in Late Antiquity and the High Middle Ages. He is the author of Daily Life in the World of Charlemagne, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.

Reviews for The Carolingians. A Family Who Forged Europe.
"Riché has managed to make an often confusing period of history accessible to the reader, and this is a considerable achievement."—Historia "Invaluable to those who need to disentangle the complex family relationships of those who controlled much of Europe for so many centuries."—American Historical Review

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