Charlemagne : father of a continent / Alessandro Barbero ; translated by Allan Cameron.

Author: Barbero, Alessandro.

Imprint:Berkeley : University of California Press, c2004.

Description426 p. : map ; 24 cm.

Note:The Frankish tradition -- The war against the Lombards -- The wars against the pagans -- The rebirth of empire -- Charlemagne and Europe -- The man and his family -- Government of the empire: the institutions -- Government of the empire: the resources -- Government of the empire: the justice system -- An intellectual project -- The Frankish military machine -- A new economy -- Patronage and servitude -- Old age and death.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-413) and index.

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