{"product_id":"thesocial-history-of-byzantium-9781405132411","title":"TheSocial History of Byzantium","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA SOCIAL HISTORY OF BYZANTIUM\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil now, the social history of Byzantium has remained a neglected field. Professor John Haldon has put together a team of leading international Byzantinists, each of whom addresses his or her own specialized area. The book will be a critical tool for anyone who wants to understand Byzantium.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAveril Cameron,\u003c\/b\u003e University of Oxford\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe great merit of this volume is its openness to larger methodological debates about socio-economic history and state structures. For the first time in a comprehensive study, Byzantine society is treated as an integral part of the world history of the Middle Ages.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaudia Rapp,\u003c\/b\u003e University of California, Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWestern civilization owes an incalculable cultural and historical debt to the Byzantine Empire. Before falling to the Ottoman Turks in the mid-fifteenth century, the empire flourished for more than a thousand years, bridging the ancient and modern worlds. Byzantium\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Until now, the social history of Byzantium has remained a neglected field. Professor John Haldon has put together a team of leading international Byzantinists, each of whom addresses his or her own specialised area. The book will be a critical tool for anyone who wants to understand Byzantium.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAveril Cameron, University of Oxford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The great merit of this volume is its openness to larger methodological debates about socio-economic history and state structures. For the first time in a comprehensive study, Byzantine society is treated as an integral part of the world history of the Middle Ages.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eClaudia Rapp, University of California, Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaps xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Towards a Social History of Byzantium 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Haldon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Men, Women, Eunuchs: Gender, Sex, and Power 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiz James\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Family Structure and the Transmission of Property 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAngeliki E. Laiou\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Social Function of the Law 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBernard Stolte\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Social Relations and the Land: The Early Period 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Sarris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Land and Power in the Middle and Later Period 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Frankopan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Producing Population 143\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichel Kaplan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Social Élites, Wealth, and Power 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Haldon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Court Society and Aristocracy 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Magdalino\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Church and Society: Iconoclasm and After 233\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Angold\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 A Monastic World 257\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlice-Mary Talbot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary of Byzantine and Medieval Terms 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 286\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407869780311,"sku":"9781405132411","price":31.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405132411.jpg?v=1730500799","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/thesocial-history-of-byzantium-9781405132411","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}