Barbarians to angels : the Dark Ages reconsidered
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xv, 240 pages : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
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Madison Heights Library - Adult Nonfiction Book
940.12 Wel
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940.12 Wel
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English
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-215) and index.
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This book is a look at the least-appreciated yet profoundly important period of European history: the so-called Dark Ages. The barbarians who destroyed the glory that was Rome demolished civilization along with it, and for the next four centuries the peasants and artisans of Europe barely held on. Random violence, mass migration, disease, and starvation were the only way of life. This is the picture of the Dark Ages that most historians promote. But recent archaeological finds tell a different story. In this book the author, one of the world's leading archaeologists, surveys these discoveries from the four centuries after the fall of Rome to demonstrate that the Dark Ages were not dark at all. The kingdoms of Christendom that emerged starting with the reign of Charlemagne in the late eighth century sprang from a robust, previously little-known, European culture, albeit one that left behind few written texts. This recently recognized culture achieved heights in artistry, technology, craft production, commerce, and learning. And it was in this pivotal epoch that modern Christianity emerged.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wells, P. S. (2008). Barbarians to angels: the Dark Ages reconsidered . W.W. Norton.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wells, Peter S. 2008. Barbarians to Angels: The Dark Ages Reconsidered. W.W. Norton.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wells, Peter S. Barbarians to Angels: The Dark Ages Reconsidered W.W. Norton, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wells, Peter S. Barbarians to Angels: The Dark Ages Reconsidered W.W. Norton, 2008.
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