The empire that would not die : the paradox of eastern Roman survival, 640-740 /

"In the middle of the sixth century the eastern Roman (Byzantine) empire was the largest state in western Eurasia. A century later it was a fraction of the size, its eastern provinces torn away by the early Islamic conquests in the middle of the seventh century. It had lost three-quarters of it...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Haldon, John F. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
Colección:Carl Newell Jackson Lectures ; 13
Temas:
527-1081
War and society > Byzantine Empire.
Human ecology > Byzantine Empire.
Guerre et société > Empire byzantin.
Écologie humaine > Empire byzantin.
HISTORY > Europe > General.
HISTORY > Ancient > Rome.
Diplomatic relations
Human ecology
Politics and government
War and society
Byzantine Empire > History > 527-1081.
Byzantine Empire > Foreign relations > Islamic Empire.
Byzantine Empire > Politics and government > 527-1081.
Empire byzantin > Histoire > 527-1081.
Empire byzantin > Relations extérieures > Empire islamique.
Empire byzantin > Politique et gouvernement > 527-1081.
Byzantine Empire
Islamic Empire
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Goldilocks in Byzantium
  • The challenge: a framework for collapse
  • Beliefs, narratives, and the moral universe
  • Identities, divisions, and solidarities
  • Elites and identities
  • Regional variation and resistance
  • Some environmental factors
  • Organisation, cohesion, and survival
  • A conclusion.

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