{"product_id":"the-social-history-of-byzantium-isbn-9781405132404","title":"The Social History of Byzantium","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA SOCIAL HISTORY OF BYZANTIUM\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 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\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\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 profoundly influenced the pattern of cultural and political development in the lands it occupied and had an enduring influence on neighboring societies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Social History of Byzantium\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003edelves into a crucial and often neglected strand of Byzantine studies – the social history of the eastern Roman Empire. Drawing on a wealth of new research and with original essays by leading scholars, this groundbreaking work addresses a wide range of interconnected topics and offers illuminating insights into our knowledge of Byzantine society. Exploring such issues as family life, social structure, religion, class, gender, and imperial power, this book reveals the complex social structure woven throughout the Byzantine world. \u003c\/p\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  \"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 \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 \u003cb\u003eJohn Haldon\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Byzantine History and Hellenic Studies at Princeton University, and is an internationally recognized scholar in the field of late Roman and Byzantine social, economic, and institutional history. His books include \u003ci\u003eWarfare, State, and Society in the Byzantine World\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), \u003ci\u003eByzantium: A History\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), \u003ci\u003eByzantium at War\u003c\/i\u003e (2002) and \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Byzantium Studies\u003c\/i\u003e (editor with E. Jeffreys and R. Cormack, 2008).  Western 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 profoundly influenced the pattern of cultural and political development in the lands it occupied and had an enduring influence on neighboring societies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Social History of Byzantium\u003c\/i\u003e delves into a crucial and often neglected strand of Byzantine studies – the social history of the eastern Roman Empire. 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