{"product_id":"9781118785096","title":"The Vandals","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Peoples of Europe\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Vandals\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAndrew Merrills | Richard Miles\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Ancient \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Vandals\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book available in the English Language dedicated to exploring the sudden rise and dramatic fall of this complex North African Kingdom.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis complete history provides a full account of the Vandals and re-evaluates key aspects of the society including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePolitical and economic structures  such as the complex foreign policy which combined diplomatic alliances and marriages with brutal raiding\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe extraordinary cultural development of secular learning, and the religious struggles that threatened to tear the state apart\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe nature of Vandal identity from a social and gender perspective.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndy Merrills\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Lecturer in Ancient History at the School of Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Leicester. He is author of \u003ci\u003eHistory and Geography in Late Antiquity\u003c\/i\u003e (2005) and editor of \u003ci\u003eVandals, Romans and Berbers: New Perspectives on Late Antique North Africa\u003c\/i\u003e (2004).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Miles\u003c\/b\u003e teaches ancient history at the University of Sydney. As well as having directed archaeological excavations in Carthage, he has written widely on ancient North Africa including \u003ci\u003eCarthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Mediterranean Superpower\u003c\/i\u003e (2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 February 2014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118785096\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e368\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.64\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314173472908,"sku":"9781118785096","price":42.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118785096_4d73dc48-cbdb-4862-b629-7db1590819fc.jpg?v=1780196416","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118785096","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}