The Uses of the Past in the Early Middle Ages

Cambridge University Press, 2000

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This book investigates how people in the early middle ages used the past: to legitimate the present, to understand current events, and as a source of identity. Each essay examines the mechanisms by which ideas about the past were - sometimes - subtly reshaped for present purposes.

ISBN-13
9780521630016
ISBN-10
0521630010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2000
Publication date
2000-06-08
Pages
294
Dimensions
236x161x24
Weight
582