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

by Chris Wickham

Discusses the social and economic development of Italy

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Medieval, Italy, Academic

238 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

About the author

"Chris Wickham is Chichele Professor of Medieval History, and Faculty Board Chair 2009-12.

I have been at Oxford since 2005. Previously, I was Lecturer (1977), Senior Lecturer (1987), Reader (1988), and from 1995 Professor of Early Medieval History, University of Birmingham; and I was an undergraduate and postgraduate at Keble College, Oxford, from 1968 to 1975.

I am a 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 But 40 years on, has it been superceded.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.