Excellent work on the amount of time

Halsalls work has been with me through the exam preparation and I recommend it to anyone who is interested in an excellent readable overall presentation of the theme highly recommend.
Halsalls work is indeed designed as a survey station, but he remains in the great debates that are conducted in the research on the Late Antiquity by no means neutral. He remains essentially the positions of Walter Goffart arrested, but without its take over partly into hysterical sliding on polemics. Instead, he takes a clear position, a great effort are the arguments of the other side fairly present (succeeds almost always) and openly admits when we should admit historian considering the sources of our helplessness (an ability that the above all of ancient history too often is missing).
Halsalls work provides an excellent counterbalance to the positions Peter Heather, whose two recent books - rightly - discussed euphoric and are in the process of the new standard works to become an issue. Halsall writes against this Heather hype without ever denying the outstanding work Heathers respect.
Particular tribute is due to the card: To illustrate the political world of Late Antiquity with cards usually goes wrong: Here it is exceptionally successful.