Romanians and the Turkic Nomads North of the Danube Delta from the Tenth to the Mid-Thirteenth Century

Victor Spinei, Ph.D. (1977) in History, Bucharest University, Institute of History, is Professor of Medieval History and Archaeology, History Faculty, “Al.I.Cuza” University, Iaşi; Director of the Institute of Archaeology, the Romanian Academy, Iaşi (2003-); Correspondent Member of the Romanian Academy (2001); Corespondent Member of the German Archaeological Institute (2005).Selected publications (Volumes):Moldavia in the 11th-14th Centuries (Bucharest, 1986); The Great Migrations in the East and South East of Europe from the the Ninth to the Thirteenth Century, Vol. I, Hungarians, Pechenegs and Uzes; and Vol. II, Cumans and Mongols, second English edition (Amsterdam, 2006); Universa Valachica ( Chişinău, 2006).

• List of illustrations AbbreviationsIntroduction1. The environment and its relation to the anthropic element2. The political history of the Carpathian-Dniester region and of the neighbouring territories3. Contrasting ways of life: Romanian agriculturists and Turkic pastoralistsLinguistic and ethnic aspectsDemographic aspectsSettlements and Life styleDwellings and their annexesAgricultureAnimal HusbandryCraftsTradeThe social and political lifeReligious lifeBurial assemblagesArt4. Contacts and interactions between Romanians and Turkic nomadsSelected bibliographyIndex (Cătălin Hriban)General indexAuthors indexIllustration sectionSources of illustrationsIllustrations

"...Victor Spinei est un spécialiste reconnu de l'histoire de la Moldavie rnédiévale (sec. Xl-XIV) et son récent livre complète heureusement la carte médiévale de l'Europe de l'Est dessinée par la collection dirigée chez Brill par Florin C Curta... Une riche bibliographie (p. 361-433, un index général et d'auteurs (p.499-545) et une illustration copieuse (60 figures) achèvent cette synthèse des connaissances actuelles sur une région et une époque largement méconnues..."Andrei Timotin, Journal of South-East European Studies, Vol. XLIX, 2011