{"product_id":"the-vandals-paperback-softback-9781118785096","title":"The Vandals (Paperback \/ softback) 9781118785096","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Vandals\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is the fresh historical overview of the Vandals and the Vandal state in Africa for which we have long been looking. Both the ethnic group and their historical role in Mediterranean history have been the subject of much recent revisionist work, all of it crying out for a new general summa. Merrills and Miles have provided it, and admirably so.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrent D. Shaw, Princeton University\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “At the turn of the fifth century North Africa was a rebellious island of the Roman West, the scene of religious discontent and social unrest, both so troubling to the Roman throne. Into this mess burst the Vandals, who interrupted the ‘rhythm’ of Roman life for over a century. Merrills and Miles examine every aspect of this drama with infectious enthusiasm and great sympathy for the participants. This is an amazing book.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFrank M. Clover, University of Wisconsin-Madison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"At last, a major reappraisal of the Vandals, combining the latest research and new critical judgments on the supposedly archetypal barbarian despoilers of Classical civilization - this book is a superb addition to the Blackwell Peoples series.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Mattingly, University of Leicester\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAndrew Merrills (Author), Richard Miles (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118785096, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 24 January 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e368 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.472 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Merrills and Miles have produced an outstanding piece of scholarship that makes a genuine contribution to the field, and that will reward the close attention both of scholars and of educated laypeople interested in the transformation of the ancient Mediterranean into the world of the early Middle Ages.” (\u003ci\u003eSpeculum\u003c\/i\u003e, April 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Vandals\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book available in the English Language dedicated to exploring the sudden rise and dramatic fall of this complex North African Kingdom.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis complete history provides a full account of the Vandals and re-evaluates key aspects of the society including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePolitical and economic structures  such as the complex foreign policy which combined diplomatic alliances and marriages with brutal raiding\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe extraordinary cultural development of secular learning, and the religious struggles that threatened to tear the state apart\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe nature of Vandal identity from a social and gender perspective.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Illustrations viii  \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Vandals in History 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 From the Danube to Africa 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Ruling the Vandal Kingdom ad 435–534 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Identity and Ethnicity in the Vandal Kingdom 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Vandal Kingdom and the Wider World, ad 439–534 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Economy of Vandal Africa 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Religion and the Vandal Kingdom 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Cultural Life Under the Vandals 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Justinian and the End of the Vandal Kingdom 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePre-1800 Sources 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorks Post 1800 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 341\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52470083584280,"sku":"9781118785096","price":27.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781118785096.jpg?v=1785632009","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-vandals-paperback-softback-9781118785096","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}