| Authority in Byzantine Provincial Society, 950 1100 Contributor(s): Neville, Leonora (Author), Leonora, Neville (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521101174 ISBN-13: 9780521101172 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $47.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2009 Annotation: This book examines in detail the mechanisms provincial households used to acquire and dispute authority. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 303.36 |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6" W x 9" (0.74 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Acting essentially to maintain power and collect taxes, the emperors of the Byzantine Empire (ca. 950-1100) did not attempt to govern provincial society. As a result, provincial households took advantage of this situation by competing for local control over each other whenever they could. This book describes the power-holders in the central provinces in a detailed comparison of the provincial strength of the imperial government and the mechanics of local authority. |
Contributor Bio(s): Neville, Leonora: - Professor Leonora Neville is Professor of History at the Catholic University of America, Washington DC. She has written various articles on Byzantine bureaucracy. She has held the Bliss Prize Fellowship. |