The Empire That Would Not Die : The Paradox of Eastern Roman Survival, 640–740 / John Haldon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haldon, John, Author.

Series:

Carl Newell Jackson Lectures ; 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War and society--Byzantine Empire.

War and society.

Human ecology--Byzantine Empire.

Human ecology.

Byzantine Empire--History--527-1081.

Byzantine Empire.

Byzantine Empire--Foreign relations--Islamic Empire.

Byzantine Empire--Politics and government--527-1081.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (433 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The eastern Roman Empire was the largest state in western Eurasia in the sixth century. A century later, it was a fraction of its former size. Ravaged by warfare and disease, the empire seemed destined to collapse. Yet it did not die. John Haldon elucidates the factors that allowed the empire to survive against all odds into the eighth century.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations and Tables

Note on Names

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Goldilocks in Byzantium

1. The Challenge: A Framework for Collapse

2. Beliefs, Narratives, and the Moral Universe

3. Identities, Divisions, and Solidarities

4. Elites and Interests

5. Regional Variation and Resistance

6. Some Environmental Factors

7. Organization, Cohesion, and Survival

A Conclusion

Abbreviations

Notes

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

9780674969179

0674969170

9780674969193

0674969197

OCLC:

945552956