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The final work of the great Belgian historian Henri Pirenne, this remarkable classic -- published after his death -- offers a revolutionary perspective on how Europe under the influence of a Roman Empire centered in Constantinople evolved into the Europe of Charlemagne and... Read Full Overview

Remarkable classic that developed the revolutionary theory of how the advance and influence of Islam caused the Europe of the Roman Empire to evolve into the Europe of the Middle Ages. An important...seminal book, worthy to close one of the most distinguished careers in European... Read Full Overview

Remarkable classic that developed the revolutionary theory of how the advance and influence of Islam caused the Europe of the Roman Empire to evolve into the Europe of the Middle Ages. .,."an important...seminal book, worthy to close one of the most distinguished careers in European... Read Full Overview

Remarkable classic that developed the revolutionary theory of how the advance and influence of Islam caused the Europe of the Roman Empire to evolve into the Europe of the Middle Ages. .,."an important...seminal book, worthy to close one of the most distinguished careers in European... Read Full Overview

Selon Pirenne, l' v nement qui provoqua la rupture de la tradition antique fut l'avance rapide et impr vue de l'islam. L'invasion musulmane renversa l'Empire perse 637-644, enleva l'Empire byzantin, la fin du VIIe si cle, la Syrie, l' gypte, le Maghreb oriental, puis, au... Read Full Overview