{"product_id":"the-carolingians-a-family-who-forged-europe","title":"The Carolingians : A Family Who Forged Europe","description":"\u003cp\u003ePierre Rich traces the emergence of Europe from the seventh to the early eleventh century  the period that witnessed the rise  fall  and revival of the Carolinian Empire. It was during this time the first contours of a broad new civilization and the first visible signs of European unity are discernable.  Until the seventh century Europe was simply a geographic term; as Isidore of Seville defined it  Europe was \"the space that extended from the river Don to Spain and the Atlantic.\" By the ninth century  however  Europe had gradually acquired a collective being with a shared identity. The political  cultural  and spiritual activity of laymen and churchmen had fostered the creation of a common European fold  which stretched from the Atlantic to the Vistula  and the plains of the middle Danube.  The transformation was due in large part to the Carolinians  their relations  and their allies  who together became the masters of Gaul and then much of the West. Rich traces the destiny of the Carolingians and the parallel history of Europe  stressing the roles of the leaders who imposed themselves by force  diplomacy  and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946739101749,"sku":"ByrdShop_0812213424","price":39.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780812213423.jpg?v=1769964196","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-carolingians-a-family-who-forged-europe","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}