{"product_id":"byzantines-and-crusaders-in-non-greek-mary-whitby-9780197263785","title":"Byzantines and Crusaders in Non-Greek Sources, 1025-1204","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese essays survey the range of historical sources from the peoples who collided with the Byzantine Empire during this period of dramatic upheaval.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Empire that had been expanded and consolidated by Basil II (d. 1025) was to disintegrate in the face of incursions from the north and Muslim east. In addition, pilgrims and crusaders from the west passed through the Empire and settled - culminating in the capture of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade in 1204. In order to understand the history of the region during this period, one must be aware of the rich source material created by these shifting populations, in a wide range of languages, and with differing traditions of historical writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fourteen essays give an overview of the material, highlighting any problems the historian may have in dealing with it, and provide detailed bibliographical surveys. Latin, Arabic, Jewish, Slavonic, Georgian, Armenian and Syriac sources are all discussed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis invaluable reference work offers new approaches for all those working on the meeting of the Christian and Muslim worlds in this period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Whitby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 019726378X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197263785\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e British Academy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.41h x 6.50w x 1.24d","brand":"Mary Whitby","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48135943618815,"sku":"9780197263785","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_167dfac7-d2ad-4b06-8dbf-f8c33e8b3d17.jpg?v=1770159474","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/byzantines-and-crusaders-in-non-greek-mary-whitby-9780197263785","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}