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1 online resource (xiii, 330 pages) : illustrations |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
In 1204, the Byzantine Empire was conquered by troops from western Europe ostensibly taking part in the Fourth Crusade. This was a hugely significant event for the subjects of the Empire, radically altering the Byzantines' self-image and weakening their state for the later conflict with the Ottoman Turks. Using the theory of ethnicity - a comparatively recent tool with regard to the pre-modern era - Gill Page provides fresh insight into the late Byzantine period, providing a corrective to nationalistic interpretations of the period of Frankish rule and more broadly to generally held assumptions of ethnic hostility in the period. A systematic analysis of texts in Greek from the period 1200-1420, from both ends of the social spectrum, is backed up by an in-depth study of Frankish rule in the Peloponnese to reveal the trends in the development of Byzantine identity under the impact of the Franks. |
Local Note |
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Subject |
Greeks -- Ethnic identity -- History -- To 1500.
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Greeks -- Ethnic identity. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
To 1500 |
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Greeks. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Added Title |
Greek identity before the Ottomans |
Other Form: |
Print version: Page, Gill, 1964- Being Byzantine. Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 2008 (DLC) 2008020510 |
ISBN |
0511456298 (electronic book) |
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9780511457609 (electronic book) |
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051145760X (electronic book) |
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9780511456299 (electronic book) |
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1281944920 |
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9781281944924 |
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9786611944926 |
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6611944923 |
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0521871816 (Cloth) |
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9780521871815 (hardback) |
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