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The Tribes of Britain
David Miles
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Description for The Tribes of Britain
Paperback. Who are we? The story of the peoples of Britain and Ireland, drawing on new genetic discoveries, language, buildings and landscape. Num Pages: 496 pages, 15, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 135 x 38. Weight in Grams: 546.
Who are we? The story of the peoples of Britain and Ireland, drawing on new genetic discoveries, language, buildings and landscape.
The diverse peoples of Britain and Ireland are revealed not only by physical characteristics but also through structures and settlements, place names and dialects. Using the latest genetic and archaeological research, the author shows how different peoples traded, settled and conquered, establishing the 'tribal' and regional roots still apparent today. Its vast scope considers the impact of prehistoric peoples and Celtic tribes, Romans and Vikings, Saxons and Normans, Jews and Huguenots, as well as the increasing population movements ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
504
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780753817995
SKU
V9780753817995
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About David Miles
David Miles is Chief Archaeologist at English Heritage. Previously Director of the Oxford Archaeological Unit, he is a Research Fellow of the Institute of Archaeology, Oxford and a Fellow of Kellogg College, Oxford. He is a member of the Society of Antiquaries. Author of many books and articles on archaeology, he was for 10 years a columnist on The ... Read more
Reviews for The Tribes of Britain
[Miles] draws admirably on history, demography, sociology, biology, and even climatology in this wide-ranging cornucopia.
THE TIMES (2/9/06)
Coming at a time of surely historical levels of immigration, his hugely detailed survey... provides a vital background to any discussion of why Britain is the way it is. It will certainly warm the hearts of increasingly beleaguered multiculturists. ... Read more
THE TIMES (2/9/06)
Coming at a time of surely historical levels of immigration, his hugely detailed survey... provides a vital background to any discussion of why Britain is the way it is. It will certainly warm the hearts of increasingly beleaguered multiculturists. ... Read more