{"product_id":"early-medieval-militarisation-9781526171801","title":"Early Medieval Militarisation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe societies of ancient Europe underwent a continual process of militarisation, and this would come to be a defining characteristic of the early Middle Ages. The process was neither linear nor mono-causal, but it affected society as a whole, encompassing features like the lack of demarcation between the military and civil spheres of the population, the significance attributed to weapons beyond their military function and the wide recognition of martial values. \u003ci\u003eEarly medieval militarisation\u003c\/i\u003e assembles twenty studies that use both written and archaeological evidence to explore the phenomenon of militarisation and its impact on the development of the societies of early medieval Europe. The interdisciplinary investigations break new ground and will be essential reading for scholars and students of related fields, as well as non-specialists with an interest in early medieval history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The authors in this volume are seeking to understand a world remote from our own\u003cbr\u003ethrough the lens of militarization, but in a way which always illuminates the broader aspects\u003cbr\u003eof that society, and they have done this very creditably.'\u003cbr\u003eSpeculum\u003c\/p\u003e -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Introducing early medieval militarisation, 400–900 AD – Laury Sarti, Ellora Bennett, Guido M. Berndt and Stefan Esders\u003cbr\u003e Part I: The military and society\u003cbr\u003e 2 Soldier and civilian in the Byzantine Empire \u003ci\u003ec.\u003c\/i\u003e 600–\u003ci\u003ec.\u003c\/i\u003e 900: a militarised society? – Philip Rance\u003cbr\u003e 3 The \u003ci\u003eexercitus Gothorum\u003c\/i\u003e in Italy: a professional army in a demilitarised society? – Kai Grundmann\u003cbr\u003e 4 Military organisation as an indicator of militarisation (and demilitarisation) in Lombard Italy – Guido M. Berndt \u003cbr\u003e 5 The ‘dark matter’ evidence for Alfredian military reforms in their ninth-century context – Ryan Lavelle\u003cbr\u003e Part II: Warfare and society\u003cbr\u003e 6 War and the transformation of society in the early Byzantine Arabia – Conor Whately\u003cbr\u003e 7 The role of the military factor in the political and administrative shaping of the Visigothic Kingdom (sixth to seventh centuries) – Pablo Poveda Arias\u003cbr\u003e 8 Recent archaeological research on fortifications in France, Belgium and Swizerland, 750–1000 – Luc Bourgeois\u003cbr\u003e 9 \u003ci\u003eGens Germana gente ferocior\u003c\/i\u003e: Lombards and warfare between representation and reality – Stefano Gasparri\u003cbr\u003e 10 The blinkers of militarisation: Charles the Bald, Lothar I and the Vikings – Simon Coupland\u003cbr\u003e Part III: Ethics of war\u003cbr\u003e 11 Manlike discipline and loyalty against the ‘enemies of God’: some observations on the militarised frontier society of eastern \u003ci\u003eFrancia\u003c\/i\u003e around 600 – Stefan Esders\u003cbr\u003e 12 Swords in Christian hands: reflections on the emergence of the ‘Schwertmission’ in the early Middle Ages – Uta Heil\u003cbr\u003e 13 ‘Holy wars’? ‘Religious wars’? The perception of religious motives of warfare against non-Christian enemies in ninth-century chronicles – Hans-Werner Goetz\u003cbr\u003e Part IV: Perceptions of the warrior\u003cbr\u003e 14 Change of habit equals change of values? Burials of ‘military men’ between 300 and 500 AD – Benjamin Hamm\u003cbr\u003e 15 Warlike and heroic virtues in the post-Roman world – Edward James\u003cbr\u003e 16 Military equipment in late antique and early medieval female burial evidence: a reflection of ‘militarisation’? – Susanne Brather-Walter\u003cbr\u003e 17 The construction of the enemy in pre-Viking England – Ellora Bennett\u003cbr\u003e 18 Warriors and warlike kings in the \u003ci\u003eGesta Karoli\u003c\/i\u003e of Notker the Stammerer – Thomas Wittkamp\u003cbr\u003e 19 Early medieval ‘warrior’ images and the concept of \u003ci\u003eGefolgschaft \u003c\/i\u003e– Michel Summer\u003cbr\u003e20 Conclusion: militarisation: process or discourse? – Guy Halsall\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041039090007,"sku":"9781526171801","price":23.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526171801.jpg?v=1750948706","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/early-medieval-militarisation-9781526171801","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}