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The Barbarians: Lost Civilizations
Peter Bogucki
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Description for The Barbarians: Lost Civilizations
Hardback. Beginning in the Stone Age and continuing through the collapse of the Roman empire, Peter Bogucki describes the increasing complexity, technological accomplishments, and distinctive practices of the non-literate peoples known as Barbarians. Series: Lost civilizations. Num Pages: 208 pages, 50 illustrations, 25 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBLA; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
The civilizations of Greece and Rome that flourished in Mediterranean Europe did not develop in isolation. To their north, non-literate peoples inhabited river valleys, mountains, plains and coasts from the Atlantic to the Urals. Their story, known almost exclusively through archaeological finds of settlements, offerings, monuments and burials, is as compelling as that of the great literate, urban civilizations. Moreover, the prehistoric past of Europe echoes into the modern era through new discoveries, celebrations of the past, tourist attractions and even politics. Beginning in the Stone Age and continuing through the collapse of the Roman empire in the west, The ... Read more
The civilizations of Greece and Rome that flourished in Mediterranean Europe did not develop in isolation. To their north, non-literate peoples inhabited river valleys, mountains, plains and coasts from the Atlantic to the Urals. Their story, known almost exclusively through archaeological finds of settlements, offerings, monuments and burials, is as compelling as that of the great literate, urban civilizations. Moreover, the prehistoric past of Europe echoes into the modern era through new discoveries, celebrations of the past, tourist attractions and even politics. Beginning in the Stone Age and continuing through the collapse of the Roman empire in the west, The ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Lost civilizations
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780237183
SKU
V9781780237183
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Ref
99-15
About Peter Bogucki
Peter Bogucki serves as the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Princeton University. He is the author of The Origins of Human Society (1999) and co-editor of Ancient Europe: An Encyclopedia of the Barbarian World (2003).
Reviews for The Barbarians: Lost Civilizations
'Bogucki takes us on a travel tour of Europe, offering a series of wonderfully written vignettes about sites and situations of the prehistoric past. The Barbarians is an ideal way for students and lay readers alike to enter into the past with ease.' - Ian W. Brown, Professor and Chair, Department of Anthropology, University of Alabama