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The Byzantines
Averil Cameron
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Description for The Byzantines
Paperback. This volume brings Byzantium - often misconstrued as a vanished successor to the classical world - to the forefront of European history Focuses on the identity, ethnicity, and culture of the Byzantine people Deconstructs stereotypes surrounding Byzantium Beautifully illustrated with photographs and maps. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Winner of the 2006 John D. Criticos Prize
This book introduces the reader to the complex history, ethnicity, and identity of the Byzantines.
- This volume brings Byzantium – often misconstrued as a vanished successor to the classical world – to the forefront of European history
- Deconstructs stereotypes surrounding Byzantium
- Beautifully illustrated with photographs and maps
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
Peoples of Europe
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405198332
SKU
V9781405198332
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Averil Cameron
Averil Cameron is Professor of Late Antique and Byzantine History at the University of Oxford and the Warden of Keble College, and was recently awarded a DBE. Her publications include Changing Cultures in Early Byzantium (1996) and Eusebius, Life of Constantine (ed. with Stuart G. Hall, 1999), and she is a co-editor of volumes XII, XIII and XIV of the ... Read more
Reviews for The Byzantines
"The Byzantines is a welcome addition to the renewal of Byzantine Studies in contemporary academia." (Canadian Journal of History, winter 2009) Winner of the 2006 John D. Criticos Prize "Seeks consistently to place Byzantium in Context and to make the reader question fundamental preconceptions about the Byzantine empire." (Anglo-Hellenic Review)