Education
Collins studied at the University of Oxford (Queen"s and Saint Cross Colleges) under Peter Brown and John Michael Wallace-Hadrill.
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The Basques (Peoples of Europe)
(This edition of Collin's history of the Basques includes ...)
This edition of Collin's history of the Basques includes a substantial new chapter on the recent history of the Basques. He places their struggle for indentity and self-determination within the context of the past 2000 years, and aims to show that to a large extent this has finally been achieved within the democratic Spain which has proceeded the death of Franco. Among all former pre-Indo-European peoples, the Basques alone have been able to resist cultural assimilation by their larger and more powerful neighbours and to retain a distinct language. Yet, the Basques have failed to develop any sense of political unity. Drawing upon a wide range of archaeological and historical evidence, this study, examines the origins of these people. The author focuses on the crucial period extending from the Roman Conquest of the Iberian peninisula to the late 12th century.
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Roger Collins
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Career
He then taught ancient and medieval history at the universities of Liverpool and Bristol. He arrived at the University of Edinburgh in 1994 and joined the Institute of Advanced Studies in the Humanities before becoming an honorary fellow in the Department of History (now the School of History, Classics and Archaeology) in 1998. His research has primarily concerned the Early Middle Ages, with an emphasis on Spain, but also the Franks.
His studies on the Basques and the Papacy (ongoing) have extended beyond this medieval period into the modern.
His most recent publication is a book on the seventhand eighth-century versions of the Chronicle of Fredegar for the Monumenta Germaniae Historica.
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The Basques (Peoples of Europe)
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The Basques (Peoples of Europe)
