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Charlemagne : father of a continent /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barbero, Alessandro (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Language Notes:Translated from the Italian.
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Charlemagne, > Emperor, > 742-814.
France > Kings and rulers > Biography.
France > History > To 987.
Europe > History > 392-814.
Kings and rulers.
Europe.
France.
To 987
Biographies.
Biography.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • The Frankish tradition
  • The war against the Lombards
  • Wars against the pagans
  • The rebirth of empire
  • Charlemagne and Europe
  • The man and his family
  • Government of the empire: the institutions
  • Government of the empire: the resources
  • Government of the empire: the justice system
  • An intellectual project
  • The Frankish military machine
  • A new economy
  • Patronage and servitude
  • Old age and death.