A United Europe of Things
A United Europe of Things
Buch
- Portable Material Culture across Medieval Europe
- Herausgeber: Jakub Sawicki, Mária Vargha, Michael Lewis
- Springer International Publishing, 01/2024
- Einband: Gebunden, HC runder Rücken kaschiert
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9783031483356
- Bestellnummer: 11728434
- Umfang: 152 Seiten
- Nummer der Auflage: 24001
- Auflage: 1st ed. 2023
- Gewicht: 642 g
- Maße: 285 x 215 mm
- Stärke: 14 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 2.1.2024
- Serie: Themes in Contemporary Archaeology
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Klappentext
This volume studies high and late medieval material culture in a Pan-European context. The idea of unity of culture in Medieval Latin Europe is well known in historical texts, especially when it concerns the so-called Europe North of the Alps . This book investigates the similarities and differences in material culture between areas, regions and political entities and opens the dialogue for a more interregional discussion.The editors acknowledge that there are numerous challenges in understanding the phenomenon the volume addresses, the fundamental one being defining (or even redefining) a common material culture of Europe. Important in determining this is greater appreciation of how objects reflect interactions between peoples, both local and foreign, which can be driven by a variety of factors, including trade, conflict and diplomacy etc. But just as important is observing the differences between things across Europe, reflecting developments and transformations its cultural, social and economic history. These works are traditionally presented in isolation or at the local level, maybe even in very specialized tomes, as often it is thought their observation are not relevant to wider discourses. Conversely, what is clear, however, is that by interconnecting these seemingly introvert studies of specific artefact types or sites etc., readers can better appreciate the similarities and differences in material culture across Europe. This book is of interest to researchers in archaeology and material culture.
Biografie (Michael Lewis)
Michael Lewis, Jahrgang 1960, ist Wirtschaftsjournalist Autor von zahlreichen Sachbüchern. Er hat Abschlüsse von der Princeton University und der London School of Economics. Seine Erfahrungen als Investmentbanker verarbeitete er 1989 in seinem ersten Buch. Zahlreiche weitere Bestseller aus der Finanzszene und der Welt des Sports folgten. Lewis lebt mit seiner Frau und seinen drei Kindern in Berkeley, Kalifornien.A United Europe of Things
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