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21%OFFMichael Richter - Medieval Ireland:  The Enduring Tradition - 9780717132935 - V9780717132935
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Medieval Ireland: The Enduring Tradition

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Description for Medieval Ireland: The Enduring Tradition Paperback. Offers an overview of Irish society from the coming of Christianity in the 4th century to the Reformation in the 16th. This book presents a medieval Ireland, where social and cultural norms inherited from pre-historic times survived right through the Middle Ages. They gave Irish society a stability and inherent strength unparalleled in Europe. Num Pages: 244 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3F; 3H; 3JB; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 150 x 215 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.

Medieval Ireland: The Enduring Tradition is an overview of Irish society from the coming of Christianity in the fourth century to the Reformation in the sixteenth. Such a broad survey reveals features otherwise not easily detected. For all the complexity of political developments, Irish society remained basically stable and managed to withstand the onslaught of both the Vikings and the English. The inherent strength of Ireland consisted in the cultural heritage from pre-historic times, which remained influential throughout the centuries discussed here.

Irish history has traditionally been described either in isolation or in the manner in which it ... Read more

‘… a new look at a period which has been studied more for its military and political activity than for anything else. This excellent book corrects the tilt by concentrating on social and cultural life.’ Irish Independent

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Product Details

Publisher
Gill Books
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9780717132935
SKU
V9780717132935
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 3 to 5 working days
Ref
99-98

About Michael Richter
Michael Richter taught medieval history at University College Dublin and the University of Konstanz, Germany. He published a number of works on the medieval period, including Medieval Ireland, Ireland and her Neighbours in the Seventh Century and Bobbio in the early Middle Ages.

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