An exploration of life in the early medieval West, using pigs as a lens to investigate agriculture, ecology, economy, and philosophy.
"An exploration of life in the early medieval West, using pigs as a lens to investigate agriculture, ecology, economy, and philosophy. In the early medieval West, from North Africa to the British Isles, pigs were a crucial part of agriculture and culture. In this fascinating boo…
An exploration of life in the early medieval West, using pigs as a lens to investigate agriculture, ecology, economy, and philosophy.
"When did Late Antiquity actually end? Peter Brown, who has done so much to define the field, once replied: 'always later than you think'. This book takes stock of this insight and, in continual conversation with Peter Brown's work, applies it to ever wider social and geopolitic…