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LYON, BRYCE DALE Origins of the Middle Ages: Pirenne's Challenge to Gibbon
W.W. Norton & Company Inc, 1972. 5th Printing. Trade Paperback. Good. Minimal shelf wear, minor highlighting, "Few subjects have recieved so much attention from historians as the fall of Roman civilization and the beginnings of the Middle ages. Great scholars including St. Augustine, Machiavelli, Voltaire, Gibbon, and Perenne have devoted much of their lives to the problem-why civilizations decay-often arriving at theories in complete disagreement with those which have gone before. In this brief volume, Bryce Lyon surveys the development of the leading theories and interpretations, analyzing their strengths and weaknesses. Through his narrative comes a clearer picture of factors involved in Rome's decline, as well as an understanding of the historian's methods of study.". Preface; Introduction; Chronology; Part 1: Gibbon and Before; Part 2: From Gibbon to Pirenne; Part 3: Pirenne to the Present; Bibliography; Index.
Offered for US$ 2.25 by: Yesterday's Muse Books - Book number: 041962