Mohammed, Charlemagne, and the Origins of Europe

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Richard Hodges and David Whitehouse

Klappentext
'In this book, Richard Hodges and David Whitehouse review the Pirenne thesis and test hypotheses advanced by some of Pirenne's critics in the light of archaeological information from the Mediterranean, northern Europe, and western Asia....The book succeeds extraordinarily well not only in integrating archaeology with traditionally researched history but also in interweaving European and Islamic history in the early medieval period.'--American Historical Review

Inhalt
Preface1. Mohammed, Charlemagne and Pirenne2. The Decline of the Western Empire
The historical setting - Long-distance trade - Rural settlement in Italy - Rome - Summary3. The Eastern Mediterranean, 500-850
The archaeological evidence - Byzantium and the Arabs -The Dark Ages-Conclusion4. North Sea Trade and Commerce, 500-800
The historical setting - Urban decay - Trade routes and trading stations5. Charlemagne and the Viking Connection
The finances of the Carolingian Renaissance - Baltic trade6. The Abbasid Caliphate
Baghdad - Trade in the Arabian Sea - The ports - The expansion of trade- Internal politics, 775-892 - Samarra - Five conclusions7. The End of an Era
Weakening of the oriental link - After 8308. Four HypothesesIndex
Addenda

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