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The Goths
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This book is ideal for readers interested in early European history, the Late Antiquity period, and the study of migrating peoples and their impact on the Roman world.
This volume draws on literary and archaeological evidence to reconstruct the Goths' dramatic history, and to explore the meaning of Gothic identity at different moments and in different contexts. It is divided into three parts, corresponding to the three main phases in Gothic history
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The volume is divided into three parts, corresponding to the three main phases in Gothic history: their early history down to the fourth century, the revolution in Gothic society set in motion by the arrival of the Huns, and the history of the Gothic successor states to the western Roman Empire.
At its heart lies a new vision of Gothic identity, and of the social caste by whom it was defined and transmitted.
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Praised as "a volume of central importance on the place of the Goths in early European history" by the Times Literary Supplement, this book also serves as "an excellent introduction to the student," according to the Archaeological Review from Cambridge. It offers a significant contribution to understanding Europe's transformations after Rome.
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ISBN: 9780631209324
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 11 April 1998
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 23.0mm
Width: 155.0mm
Height: 231.0mm
Weight: 553g
Pages: 384
About the Author
Peter Heather was born in Northern Ireland and educated at Maidstone Grammar School and New College, Oxford. He briefly joined HM Treasury before being awarded the Murray Fellowship in History at Worcester College, Oxford. His previous books include Goths and Romans, 332-489 (1991) and The Goths in the Fourth Century (1991).
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