Environment and society in the long late antiquity /
"Environment and Society in the Long Late Antiquity brings together scientific, archaeological and historical evidence on the interplay of social change and environmental phenomena at the end of Antiquity and the dawn of the Middle Ages, covering the period ca. 300-800 AD. It gives a new impetu...
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2019
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| Series: | Late antique archaeology ;
volumes 11-12. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | "Environment and Society in the Long Late Antiquity brings together scientific, archaeological and historical evidence on the interplay of social change and environmental phenomena at the end of Antiquity and the dawn of the Middle Ages, covering the period ca. 300-800 AD. It gives a new impetus to the study of the environmental history of this crucial period of transition between two major epochs in premodern history. The volume contains both systematic overviews of the previous scholarship and available data, as well as a number of interdisciplinary case studies. It covers a wide range of topics, including the histories of landscape, climate, disease and earthquakes, all intertwined with social, cultural, economic and political developments"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 185 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789004392083 9004392084 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
