The Balkans and the Byzantine World before and after the Captures of Constantinople, 1204 and 1453 (Hardcover)

This book represents the first attempt to analyze historical and cultural developments in late medieval and early modern southeastern Europe as a set of mutually intertwined regional histories, burdened by the strong dichotomy between the almighty center-Constantinople-and the periphery that is rarely visible in both contemporary sources and modern scholarship. This mosaic of original studies is devoted to various regions of the Byzantine Balkans and their historical, artistic, and ideological idiosyncrasies, mirroring the complex character and composite and fragmented structure of this vast region. The focal points of the book are the two captures of Constantinople in 1204 and 1453, and the contributors analyze the significance of these catastrophic events on the political destiny of medieval Balkan societies, the mechanisms of adapting to the new political order, and the ever-present interconnectedness of a lower, regional elite across southeastern Europe that had remained strong even after the Ottoman conquest.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Byzantium: A European Empire and Its Legacy
Release date:	June 2016
Editors:	Vlada Stankovic
Contributors:	Ivan Biliarsky • Jelena Erdeljan • Katerina Kontopanagou • Nicholas Melvani • Ema Miljkovic • Jelena Mrgic • Radu G Paun • Dusan Popovic • Radivoj Radic
Dimensions:	235 x 157 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	248
ISBN-13:	978-1-4985-1325-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
LSN:	1-4985-1325-5
Barcode:	9781498513258

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