Byzantine and Early Islamic Near East (4 Volume Set)

Edited by Averil Cameron Edited by Lawrence I. Conrad Edited by Geoffrey King Edited by John Haldon

Book cover: Byzantine and Early Islamic Near East (4 Volume Set)

Extent: 1557 pages

Publisher: Gerlach Press

Subjects: Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies, Medieval Studies

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(January 2021)

ISBN: 9783959941365

Price: $610.00

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The four-volume set comprises:Volume 1: Problems in the Literary Source Material.Volume 2: Land Use and Settlement Patterns.Volume 3: States, Resources and Armies.Volume 4: Elites Old and New


Volume 1: Problems in the Literary Source Material focuses on the problems researchers face when using (Byzantine) Greek, Syriac and Arabic sources together for the reconstruction of Near Eastern history from 400-ca. 800. Volume 2: Land Use and Settlement Patterns revisits archaeological evidence from Syria, Palestine, the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq and Egypt describing a variety of land-use patterns and the development of a particular type of settlement across the Near East. Volume 3: States, Resources and Armies focuses on a comparative analysis of Byzantine, Sasanian and Muslim armies and their impact on state resources Volume 4: Elites Old and New presents a collection of critical analyses of the structure, historical development, and composition of the elite strata of late Roman, Byzantine, and early Islamic societies in the eastern Mediterranean basin. “Taken together, these studies offer clear guidance to novices and invaluable points of reference for all students of the Byzantine and Islamic worlds in this period.” (Jonathan Shepard)

  • Edited by Averil Cameron
  • Edited by Lawrence I. Conrad
  • Edited by Geoffrey King
  • Edited by John Haldon