{"product_id":"the-byzantines-9781405198332","title":"The Byzantines","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume brings Byzantium - often misconstrued as a vanished successor to the classical world - to the forefront of European history   Focuses on the identity, ethnicity, and culture of the Byzantine people   Deconstructs stereotypes surrounding Byzantium   Beautifully illustrated with photographs and maps.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Byzantines\u003c\/i\u003e is a welcome addition to the renewal of Byzantine Studies in contemporary academia.\" (\u003ci\u003eCanadian Journal of History\u003c\/i\u003e, winter 2009) \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2006 John D. Criticos Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Seeks consistently to place Byzantium in Context and to make the reader question fundamental preconceptions about the Byzantine empire.\" (\u003ci\u003eAnglo-Hellenic Review\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Maps vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 What was Byzantium? 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Changing Shape of Byzantium: From Late Antiquity to 1025 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Changing Shape of Byzantium: From 1025 to 1453 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Byzantine Mirage 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Ruling the Byzantine State 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 An Orthodox Society? 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 How People Lived 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Education and Culture 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Byzantium and Europe 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Byzantium and the Mediterranean 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronology 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 260\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407931154775,"sku":"9781405198332","price":23.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405198332.jpg?v=1730500996","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-byzantines-9781405198332","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}