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"The key to understanding the antebellum South and the Civil War is not slavery per se, but the anti-republican ethos that permeated the beliefs, habits, and way of life of the Southern Oligarchy and set them at odds with not only Northerners, but middle class, poor, and enslave…
Comparative study of the writings of four medieval historians who described the mass settlements of Germanic tribes in Britain.
Comparative study of the writings of four medieval historians who described the mass settlements of Germanic tribes in Britain.
"The Oxford Handbook of Peacebuilding, Statebuilding, and Peace Formation offers an authoritative and comprehensive overview of peacebuilding, statebuilding, and peace formation. With contributions from over thirty distinguished and leading scholars, the Handbook provides a time…
In a distant corner of the late antique world, along the Atlantic river valleys of western Iberia, local elite populations lived through the ebb and flow of empire and kingdoms as historical agents with their own social strategies. Contrary to earlier historiographical accounts,…
"State Formation in Europe, 843-1789 follows the formation and development of the European state from the division of the Carolingian Empire to the French Revolution. By observing Europe through the perspective of the rest of the world, readers gain insight into trends common to…