Land and Power: Studies in Italian and European Social History, 400-1200
Chris Wickham
Brings together 11 of the author's fundamental essays on social history late Roman and early medieval period in Italy and, more generally, Europe. first section, The Empire After, focuses state economy Antiquity what happened to them political crisis western empire fifth century. Part 2, Theorizing Europe, concentrates west, as seen through comparative surveys pastoralism, use woodland relationships between peasants lords. last part, Italian society from Carolingians communes contains analyses that are interest.