Ethnic identity, memory, and use of the past in Italy's 'dark ages' / Luigi Andrea Berto.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ethnic identities -- Identity texts, gender, and ethnicity -- The Lombard invasion and the settlement of the Lombards in Italy -- The frontiers between the Lombard Kingdom and Byzantine Italy -- Memory and the use of the past in Lombard southern Italy -- Writing a book about the barbarians in Italy during fascism and reading it from 1940s to early 2000s -- Modern history and early medieval history.

"This volume examines the Italian peninsula in the early Middle Ages by focusing on research fields such as ethnic identity, memory, and use of the past. Particular attention is devoted to the way some authors were influenced by their own 'present' in their reconstruction of the past. Ethnic Identity, Memory, and Use of the Past in Italy's 'Dark Ages' is the ideal resource for upper-level undergraduates, postgraduates, and scholars interested in the relationship between Italy and Europe during the Middle Ages"-- Provided by publisher.