Framing The Early Middle Ages by Chris Wickham
Europe and the Mediterranean, 400–800
A comparative analysis of Europe and the Mediterranean between 400 and 800, tracing how the decline of Roman imperial structures produced varied regional paths shaped by landholding, taxation, aristocratic power, peasant production, urban change, and trade. Using documentary and archaeological evidence, it emphasizes structural explanations over narrative, highlighting both continuity and transformation, and showing why some regions developed resilient fiscal states and monetized economies while others fragmented into localized authority and subsistence. The result is a reframing of the social, economic, and political foundations of the early medieval world.
- Published
- 2005
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Very Long
- Pages
- 1000-1040
- Original Language
- English
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