Bøker av Ian Wood

Dark Age Liguria surveys the history of the Liguria region from c. 400 to c. 1050 AD, to provide a detailed case study of what happened here as Roman imperial rule ended. The book pulls together all the surviving evidence, written, archaeological, artistic and ecological, to propose that, in contrast with later periods, Ligurians looked north as much as they gazed out to sea. Genoese history under Byzantines, Lombards, Carolingians and Ottonians is compared with that of other coastal settlements, including Albenga, Noli, Perti and Savona and the less-studied but fascinating inland valleys, the Aveto, Polcevera, Stura and Vara. The book draws also on more than fifteen years of fieldwork in and around the small town of Varese Ligure (La Spezia province) to suggest some new methods for investigating the Dark Age past.

"Examines the chronology of the Church's acquisition of wealth, and particularly of landed property, as well as the distribution of its income, in the period between the conversion of Constantine and the eighth century"-- Provided by publisher.

Ian Wood explores how Western Europeans have looked back to the Middle Ages to discover their origins and the origins of their society.

A study of the two premier survivals of pre-Viking Anglo-Saxon stone sculpture. This book shows the reader how to understand the monuments as social products in relation to a history of which our knowledge is so fragmentary, and concludes with a discussion of their underlying premises.

A wide-ranging account of missionary life, this text gives a sense of the individual experience and collective ethos of the mission, the missionaries' influence on communities and their links to the rest of Christendom.

Swimming with Dolphins, Tracking Gorillas - Travel information and guide to the the world's best wildlife encounters including expeditions, guides, tours and sites. Featuring a wildlife calender for planning trips, encounter highlights, safaris, photography tips, advice on operators, suggestions by month and habitat, glossary and what to bring.

Increasing demands on acute hospital resources, together with a reduction in the number of available beds, has placed an emphasis on the need for effective assessment of patients in order to determine their need for hospital admission. This has led to the emergence of the specialist Medical Assessment Unit (MAU). This book deals with this topic.