A social and cultural history of late antiquity /
Douglas Boin.
- xxix, 285 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
- Wiley Blackwell social and cultural histories of the ancient world .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. The "vanishing" of Rome -- Who and what is late antiquity? -- When does late antiquity begin? When does it end? -- How do we do late antique history? -- Part II. Late antiquity appears -- Power -- Worship -- Social change -- Law and politics -- Urban life -- Community -- Economy -- The household and family -- Ideas and literary culture -- Part III. The illusion of Mediterranean history -- Geography and society -- A choice of directions.
9781119077008 (cloth) 9781119076810 (pbk.)
2017042187
Social change--History--Mediterranean Region--To 1500. Romans--History.--Mediterranean Region Romans--Social life and customs.--Mediterranean Region Romans--Social conditions.--Mediterranean Region