A History of the Byzantine State and Society

"Fluently written for the general readerfew will tire of its 850 pages of textits coherent account reflects the most up-to-date scholarship."

Autorentext
Warren Treadgold is Professor of History at Florida International University. He is the author of, most recently, Byzantium and Its Army, 284-1081 (Stanford, 1995).

Klappentext
The first comprehensive and up-to-date history of Byzantium to appear in almost sixty years, and the first ever to cover both the Byzantine state and Byzantine society. Includes 208 illustrations, 21 maps, 18 tables. 1048 pages.


Inhalt
Introduction; Part I. The Enlarged State and the Burdened Society: 1. The refoundation of the Empire, 284-337; 2. The state under strain, 337-395; 3. The danger of barbarization, 395-457; 4. The formation of Byzantine society, 284-457; Part II. The Interrupted Advance: 5. The eastern recovery, 457-518; 6. The reconquests and the plague, 518-565; 7. The danger of overextension, 565-610; 8. A divided society, 457-610; Part III. The Contained Catastrophe: 9. Two fights for survival, 610-668; 10. The war of attrition, 668-717; 11. The passing of the crisis, 717-780; 12. The shrinking of society, 610-780; Part IV. The Long Revival: 13. Internal reforms, 780-842; 14. External gains, 842-912; 15. The gains secured, 912-963; 16. The great conquests, 963-1025; 17. The expansion of society , 780-1025; Part V. The Weak State and the Wealthy Society: 18. Erratic government, 1025-1081; 19. Improvised reconstruction, 1081-1143; 21. A restless society, 1025-1204; Part VI. The Failed Restoration: 22. The successor states, 1204-1261; 23. The restored empire, 1261-1328; 24. The breakdown, 1328-1391; 25. The end of Byzantine independence, 1391-1461; 26. The separation of society from state, 1204-1461; Conclusion; Appendix; Abbreviations; Bibliographical survey; Endnotes; Index.

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