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A history of the Byzantine state and society

Warren T. Treadgold 1997 © Stanford University Press
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  • 9780804726306 (paper)
  • 9780804779371 (ebook)
  • 9780804724210 (hardcover)
Subject
  • Byzantine (Mediterranean)
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  • Frontmatter
  • Tables and Maps (page xiii)
  • Preface (page xv)
  • Note on Transliteration (page xxi)
  • Introduction (page 3)
  • PART I The Enlarged State and the Burdened Society
    • 1 The Refoundation of the Empire, 284-337 (page 13)
    • 2 The State Under Strain, 337-395 (page 52)
    • 3 The Danger of Barbarization, 395-457 (page 78)
    • 4 The Formation of Byzantine Society, 284-457 (page 103)
  • PART II The Interrupted Advance
    • 5 The Eastern Recovery, 457-518 (page 149)
    • 6 The Reconquests and the Plague, 518-565 (page 174)
    • 7 The Danger of Overextension, 565-610 (page 218)
    • 8 A Divided Society, 457-610 (page 242)
  • PART III The Contained Catastrophe
    • 9 Two Fights for Survival, 610-668 (page 287)
    • 10 The War of Attrition, 668-717 (page 323)
    • 11 The Passing of the Crisis, 717-780 (page 346)
    • 12 The Shrinking of Society, 610-780 (page 371)
  • PART IV The Long Revival
    • 13 Internal Reforms, 780-842 (page 417)
    • 14 External Gains, 842-912 (page 446)
    • 15 The Gains Secured, 912-963 (page 471)
    • 16 The Great Conquests, 963-1025 (page 498)
    • 17 The Expansion of Society, 780-1025 (page 534)
  • PART V The Weak State and the Wealthy Society
    • 18 Erratic Government, 1025-1081 (page 583)
    • 19 Improvised Reconstruction, 1081-1143 (page 612)
    • 20 Diminishing Security, 1143-1204 (page 638)
    • 21 A Restless Society, 1025-1204 (page 667)
  • PART VI The Failed Restoration
    • 22 The Successor States, 1204-1261 (page 709)
    • 23 The Restored Empire, 1261-1328 (page 735)
    • 24 The Breakdown, 1328-1391 (page 760)
    • 25 The End of Byzantine Independence, 1391-1461 (page 784)
    • 26 The Separation of Society from State, 1204-1461 (page 804)
  • Conclusion (page 847)
  • Reference Matter
    • Appendix: Lists of Rulers (page 857)
    • Abbreviations (page 873)
    • Bibliographical Survey (page 893)
    • Endnotes (page 921)
    • Index (page 971)
Reviews
Journal AbbreviationLabelURL
SR 58.4 (Winter 1999): 889-890 http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0037-6779%28199924%2958%3A4%3C889%3AAHOTBS%3E2.0.CO%3B2-I
SP 75.2 (Apr. 2000) 515-520 http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0038-7134%28200004%2975%3A2%3C515%3AAHOTBS%3E2.0.CO%3B2-F
EHR 114.455 (Feb. 1999): 130-131 http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0013-8266%28199902%29114%3A455%3C130%3AAHOTBS%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Z
AHR 105.3 (Jun. 2000): 986-987 http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-8762%28200006%29105%3A3%3C986%3AAHOTBS%3E2.0.CO%3B2-V
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