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Kim Hyun Jin <1982-> |
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Titolo |
The Huns, Rome and the birth of Europe / / Hyun Jin Kim [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
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1-139-88830-7 |
1-107-06489-9 |
1-107-05649-7 |
1-107-05438-9 |
1-107-05759-0 |
0-511-92049-0 |
1-107-05884-8 |
1-107-05540-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (viii, 338 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Huns - Asia, Central - History |
Huns - Europe - History |
Asia, Central Civilization |
Rome Civilization Asian influences |
Europe Civilization Asian influences |
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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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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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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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1. Introduction -- 2. Rome's inner Asian enemies before the Huns -- 3. The Huns in Central Asia -- 4. The Huns in Europe -- 5. The end of the Hunnic Empire in the West -- 6. The later Huns and the birth of Europe -- Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Huns have often been treated as primitive barbarians with no advanced political organisation. Their place of origin was the so-called 'backward steppe'. It has been argued that whatever political organisation they achieved they owed to the 'civilizing influence' of the Germanic peoples they encountered as they moved west. This book argues that the steppes of Inner Asia were far from 'backward' and that the image of the primitive Huns is vastly misleading. They already |
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