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Autore |
Merrills A. H (Andrew H.), <1975-> |
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The Vandals [[electronic resource] /] / Andy Merrills and Richard Miles |
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Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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9786612691164 |
1-282-69116-3 |
1-4443-1807-1 |
1-4443-1808-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (367 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Vandals |
Vandals - Africa, North - History |
Electronic books. |
Africa, North History To 647 |
Mediterranean Region History To 476 |
Mediterranean Region History 476-1517 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The Vandals; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 The Vandals in History; 2 From the Danube to Africa; 3 Ruling the Vandal Kingdom AD 435-534; 4 Identity and Ethnicity in the Vandal Kingdom; 5 The Vandal Kingdom and the Wider World, AD 439-534; 6 The Economy of Vandal Africa; 7 Religion and the Vandal Kingdom; 8 Cultural Life Under the Vandals; 9 Justinian and the End of the Vandal Kingdom; Notes; Pre-1800 Sources; Works Post 1800; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Vandals is the first book available in the English Language dedicated to exploring the sudden rise and dramatic fall of this complex North African Kingdom. This complete history provides a full account of the Vandals and re-evaluates key aspects of the society including:Political and economic structures such as the complex foreign policy which combined diplomatic alliances and marriages with brutal raidingThe extraordinary cultural development of secular |
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