W. TREADGOLD, A History of the Byzantine State and Society

To review a book that deals with 1000 years of Byzantine history is just as bold an undertaking as the writing of the book itself. Treadgold (henceforth T.) took this challenge on, and we should be grateful to him for doing so. The reviewer admits that he is not informed equally well over all period...

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Published in:Byzantinische Zeitschrift
Main Author: Brandes, Wolfram (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2003
In: Byzantinische Zeitschrift
Year: 2003, Volume: 95, Issue: 2, Pages: 716-725
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Summary:To review a book that deals with 1000 years of Byzantine history is just as bold an undertaking as the writing of the book itself. Treadgold (henceforth T.) took this challenge on, and we should be grateful to him for doing so. The reviewer admits that he is not informed equally well over all periods of the history of the Byzantine empire – there is probably no-one on the planet who could with a clear conscience assert that they were. In this respect the reviewer admires T. for his lack of reserve in expressing his views on problems and periods of Byzantine history with which he is clearly less familiar than with those of the eighth and ninth centuries.
ISSN:1868-9027
Contains:Enthalten in: Byzantinische Zeitschrift
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/BYZS.2002.716