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Charlemagne: Father of a Continent

Charlemagne: Father of a Continent Hardback - 2004

by Alessandro Barbero

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  • Title Charlemagne: Father of a Continent
  • Author Alessandro Barbero
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 426
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of California Press, Berkeley
  • Date 2004-09-10
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # A9780520239432
  • ISBN 9780520239432 / 0520239431
  • Weight 1.67 lbs (0.76 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 6.36 x 1.37 in (23.62 x 16.15 x 3.48 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
    • Cultural Region: French
  • Library of Congress subjects France - History - To 987, France - Kings and rulers
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003017208
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

From the rear cover

"Barbero's lively and entertaining study provides a superb overview of the latest scholarship on the Carolingian age and constructs a compelling argument for Charlemagne's pivotal role as the father of Europe. We gain a sense of the look and feel of peasant villages, the dynamic interplay of monastic economies and long-distance trade, and the manipulation of justice by local notables. This is histoire totale at its best."--Sharon Farmer, author of Surviving Poverty in Medieval Paris

"This up-to-date account focuses on the man and his times while clearly and judiciously dealing with key historio-graphical issues. Barbero explores and explodes the myths that have grown up around the emperor."--Barbara H. Rosenwein, Loyola University

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  • Choice, 04/01/2005, Page 1463
  • Publishers Weekly, 06/07/2004, Page 39
  • Univ PR Books for Public Libry, 01/01/2005, Page 90

About the author

Alessandro Barbero is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Piemonte Orientale, Italy. In addition to writing about medieval society and culture, he is the author of the historical novel Bella vita e guerre altrui di Mr. Pyle, gentiluomo, which won the Strega Prize in 1996. Over a period of twelve years, Allan Cameron has translated some twenty books on history, philosophy, and other academic disciplines, including works by leading Italian philosopher Norberto Bobbio and President of the European Commission Romano Prodi.

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