Early Medieval Italy: Central Power and Local Society 400-1000

by Chris Wickham

Discusses the social and economic development of Italy

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Italy, Medieval, Academic, Medieval History

238 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

About the author

A specialist in Europe during the early Middle Ages, Chris Wickham was the Chichele Professor of Medieval History at the University of Oxford from 2005 until 2016 and Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He had previously taught at the University of Birmingham from 1977, rising to be Professor of Early Medieval History from 1997 to 2005. Wickham was Fellow of the British Academy, a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales, and a socio of the Accademia dei Lincei.

Reviews

[EJ Daniels · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent introduction to the history of medieval Italy and a great starting point for anyone interested in the subject

[Les · Rating 4 out of 5]

A sound and insightful overview. But 40 years on, has it been superceded.

Well worth the read, and while academic history it was not a slog.

[Christopher Bonatis · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've gone too deep.