Screen LibraryBeyond the Burghal Hidage : Anglo-Saxon civil defence in the Viking age /
Takes the study of Anglo-Saxon civil defence away from traditional historical and archaeological fields, and uses an interdisciplinary approach to examine warfare and public responses to organised violence through their impact on the landscape.
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Brill,
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| Publisher Address: | Leiden : |
| Publication Dates: | 2013. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
History of warfare,
volume 84 |
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| Summary: |
Takes the study of Anglo-Saxon civil defence away from traditional historical and archaeological fields, and uses an interdisciplinary approach to examine warfare and public responses to organised violence through their impact on the landscape. |
| Carrier Form: | xvi, 480 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [427]-466) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9789004245631 9004245634 |
| Index Number: | DA155 |
| CLC: | K885.618 |
| Call Number: | K885.618/B167 |
| Contents: |
List of Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Anglo-Saxon Civil Defence: Theory and Historical Context -- Introduction: Why Study Civil Defence? -- A Place for Civil Defence in State-Formation Theory -- Previous Work -- Historical Overview -- Beyond the Burghal Hidage -- Terminology -- Characterizing Anglo-Saxon Civil Defence (Fortifications) -- Introduction: Archaeological Correlates for Militarism -- Middle Anglo-Saxon Defensive Sites -- Archaeological Evidence for Burghal Hidage Sites -- Naming Anglo-Saxon Strongholds -- Minor Defended Sites, Burgates, T |