Book contents
- Return of the Barbarians
- Return of the Barbarians
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Nature of the Premodern Strategic Environment
- 2 Barbarians and the Character of the Competition
- 3 The Return of Premodern History?
- 4 Altering the State
- 5 Three Saints and the Barbarian Threat
- 6 Settlements, Local Forces, Fortifications, and Altering the Environment
- 7 Conclusion
- Index
4 - Altering the State
Decentralization
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 May 2018
- Return of the Barbarians
- Return of the Barbarians
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Nature of the Premodern Strategic Environment
- 2 Barbarians and the Character of the Competition
- 3 The Return of Premodern History?
- 4 Altering the State
- 5 Three Saints and the Barbarian Threat
- 6 Settlements, Local Forces, Fortifications, and Altering the Environment
- 7 Conclusion
- Index
Summary
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Return of the BarbariansConfronting Non-State Actors from Ancient Rome to the Present, pp. 122 - 153Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018