400-750) as an integral part of Late Antiquity. Mapping the complex interactions of a volatile era, he formulates an original interpretation not only of Merovingian history but of the Romano-barbarian world, tracing the Romanization of barbarians and the barbarization of the Romans which ultimately made these populations indistinguishable.
^Patrick J. GearyBefore France and Germany : The Creation and Transformation of the Merovingian World by Patrick J. Geary (1988, Paperback)ISBN 9780195044584 (revised Feb 2015)
^Geary, Patrick J. (2015). Before France and Germany : The Creation and Transformation of the Merovingian World, Oxford University Press, USA. BiggerBooks. ISBN 9780195044584 (revised Feb 2024)
^Before France And Germany: The Creation And Transformation Of The Merovingian WorldIndigo. ISBN 9780195044584 (revised May 2022)