{"product_id":"political-culture-in-the-latin-west-byzantium-and-the-islamic-world-c-700-c-1500-a-framework-for-comparing-three-spheres-hardback-9781316519769","title":"Political Culture in the Latin West, Byzantium and the Islamic World, c.700–c.1500; A Framework for Comparing Three Spheres (Hardback) 9781316519769","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePolitical Culture in the Latin West, Byzantium and the Islamic World, c.700–c.1500\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Framework for Comparing Three Spheres\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA comparative study of how elites gained and retained power and resources in the medieval Latin West, Byzantium and the Islamic world.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCatherine Holmes (Edited by), Jonathan Shepard (Edited by), Jo van Steenbergen (Edited by), Björn Weiler (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781316519769, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 August 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e500 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.9 x 3.5 cm, 0.94 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… a comprehensive and well-structured insight into the development of power and elite structures between the 8th and 15th centuries in the Latin-Western, Byzantine and Islamic world. … one can congratulate the editors of the volume on a successful basic work that achieves its goal.' Miriam Salzmann, H\/Soz\/Kult (hsozkult.de)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis comparative study explores three key cultural and political spheres – the Latin west, Byzantium and the Islamic world from Central Asia to the Atlantic – roughly from the emergence of Islam to the fall of Constantinople. These spheres drew on a shared pool of late antique Mediterranean culture, philosophy and science, and they had monotheism and historical antecedents in common. Yet where exactly political and spiritual power lay, and how it was exercised, differed. This book focuses on power dynamics and resource-allocation among ruling elites; the legitimisation of power and property with the aid of religion; and on rulers' interactions with local elites and societies. Offering the reader route-maps towards navigating each sphere and grasping the fundamentals of its political culture, this set of parallel studies offers a timely and much needed framework for comparing the societies surrounding the medieval Mediterranean.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of figures and maps\u003cbr\u003e Preface and acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e List of contributors\u003cbr\u003e General maps\u003cbr\u003e 1. Political culture in three spheres: introduction Catherine Holmes, Jonathan Shepard, Jo Van Steenbergen and Björn Weiler\u003cbr\u003e 2. Reflections on political culture in three spheres R. Stephen Humphreys\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Sources: 3. Comparing the three spheres through the prism of the sources Jonathan Shepard\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Latin west: sources Björn Weiler and Jonathan Shepard\u003cbr\u003e 5. Byzantium: sources Jonathan Shepard\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Islamic world: sources Jo Van Steenbergen and Jonathan Shepard\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Historical Contexts: 7. The Latin west: pluralism in the shadow of the past Len Scales\u003cbr\u003e 8. Byzantium: one or many? Catherine Holmes\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Islamic world: conquest, migration and accommodating diversity Andrew Marsham, Eric Hanne and Jo Van Steenbergen\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Norms, Values and their Propagation: 10. The Latin west: expectations and legitimisation Björn Weiler\u003cbr\u003e 11. Byzantium: imperial order, Constantinopolitan ceremonial and pyramids of power Judith Herrin\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Islamic world: community, leadership and contested patterns of continuity Andrew Marsham, Eric Hanne and Jo Van Steenbergen\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Practice and Organisation: 13. The Latin west: multiple elites and overlapping jurisdictions Daniel Power\u003cbr\u003e 14. Byzantium: 'To have and to hold' – the acquisition and maintenance of elite power Rosemary Morris\u003cbr\u003e 15. The Islamic world: nomads, urban elites and courts in competition Andrew Marsham, Eric Hanne and Jo Van Steenbergen\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Conclusions: 16. Comparisons, connections and conclusions Jonathan Shepard\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20history:%20c%20500%20to%20c%201450\/1500%20%5BHBLC%5D%22\"\u003eHBLC\u003c\/a\u003e], Middle Eastern history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Middle Eastern history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Middle%20Eastern%20history%20%5BHBJF1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909145485592,"sku":"9781316519769","price":122.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781316519769i.jpg?v=1696682695","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/political-culture-in-the-latin-west-byzantium-and-the-islamic-world-c-700-c-1500-a-framework-for-comparing-three-spheres-hardback-9781316519769","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}