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Barry Cunliffe - The Ancient Celts (2nd Hand Paperback)
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Synopsis
For two and half thousand years the ancient Celts have continued to fascinate all who have come into contact with them.
The archetypal `barbarians from the north', the Celts were feared for their ferocity in battle and admired as skilled craftsmen. For two and half thousand years the Celts have continued to fascinate all who have come into contact with them.
The Ancient Celts presents an absorbing account of the tribes whose origins and identity still provoke heated debate.
Exploring the archaeological reality of the Iron Age inhabitants of barbarian Europe, Professor Cunliffe traces the emergence of chiefdoms, patterns of expansion and migration, and the development of Celtic ethnicity and identity.
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- Format : Larger, Full Colour, Glossy 2nd Hand Paperback.
- Condition : Very Good
- Category : Non-Fiction - History & Futurology
- Published : 1999 (Penguin)
- ISBN : 9780140254228
- SKU : B001611
- PPC : SP750gm
- RRP : £18.99
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External Reviews
"This is a serious history of the Celts, examining the beginnings with the tribes of Europe, right through the eventual assimilation under the Romans and the final impact of the Germanic tribes. Since the Celtic peoples left no written accounts of their times, it is the archaeological data such as trading goods as well as the accounts of Caesar, and other Greek and Roman notables, who contributed the only written accounts albeit biased ones. It is largely concerned with The Celts throughout Europe, not just Britain. This book is very well done."
"Prof Cunliffe has produced a beautiful syncresis of archaeological, linguistic, historical and literary elements in order to create a book which is a good introduction to Celtic Studies. Writing style is clear and concise and the narrative never gets bogged down in technical details, always offering readers the opportunity of continuing where he leaves off by providing good bibliographic information as well as the odd tantalising (and deliberate) loose ends." - Goodreads Reviews.
The Author
Sir Barrington Windsor Cunliffe CBE FBA FSA, known as Barry Cunliffe, is a British archaeologist and academic. He was Professor of European Archaeology at the University of Oxford from 1972 to 2007. Since 2007, he has been an Emeritus Professor.