{"product_id":"ethnography-after-antiquity-9780812245318","title":"Ethnography After Antiquity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEthnography After Antiquity explores the modes and motivations of Byzantine ethnographic writing, shedding new light on how Byzantines distinguished themselves from foreign cultures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Kaldellis has written a considered, very readable book that is bound to stimulate intellectual debate.\" * Teresa Shawcross, \u003ci\u003eEnglish Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"It is a joy to read a book where the logic of the argument is so clear and so solidly based on the sources. Anthony Kaldellis argues for a new approach to Byzantine identity and self-definition, one that accepts Byzantines' own account of themselves as Romans surrounded by barbarians. The book is a must-read not only for Byzantinists but also for those involved in broader conversations about identity in late antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the early modern period.\" * Tia Kolbaba, Rutgers University *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. Ethnography in Late Antique Historiography\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. Byzantine Information-Gathering Behind the Veil of Silence\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. Explaining the Relative Decline of Ethnography in the Middle Period\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. The Genres and Politics of Middle Byzantine Ethnography\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. Ethnography in Palaiologan Literature\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: Looking to a New World\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405722263895,"sku":"9780812245318","price":59.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812245318.jpg?v=1730493392","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ethnography-after-antiquity-9780812245318","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}