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Die Reconquista. Christen und Muslime auf der Iberischen Halbinsel 711–1492
Jaspert, Nikolas

In this short book, Nikolas Jaspert attempts to provide an overview of the history of the so-called Reconquista. Contrary to the image of a steady reconquest of Islamic territories, Jaspert aims to stress that this period was in fact characterized by various kinds of cultural exchange. Against this backdrop, he deconstructs the Reconquista as a powerful, but flawed narrative that does not sufficiently take into account the changing courses of the wars on the Iberian Peninsula and which obscures other aspects of the relations between Christians, Muslims and also Jews in this period.

Review by: Büttner, Marco, 2023-05-07 04:20
#Jaspert, Nikolas
#Iberian Peninsula
#Historiography
#Ideology
#Frontier societies & border regions
#Reconquista
#Middle Ages

Staying Roman. Conquest and Identity in Africa and the Mediterranean, 439–700
Conant, Jonathan

Jonathan Conant asks the question in his book “Staying Roman”: “what became of the idea of Romanness […] once Roman power collapsed?”

Review by: Margreiter, Philipp, 2022-09-27 08:05
#Conant, Jonathan
#North Africa
#Principate
#Frontier societies & border regions
#Late Antiquity

Cultural Encounters on Byzantium’s Northern Frontier
Gandila, Andrei

Gandila analyses the contacts  between Romans and “barbarian” groups  within Byzantine Danube border zone during the 6th–8th centuries.

Review by: Molitor, Regina Maria, 2022-09-21 12:45
#Gandila, Andrei
#Byzantine Empire
#Frontier societies & border regions
#Late Antiquity

Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Whittaker, Richard

“Frontiers of the Roman Empire. A Social and Economic Study” covers a broad time frame, beginning with Emperor Augustus in the 1st century and extending into the late 5th century.

Review by: Molitor, Regina Maria, 2022-09-21 12:38
#Whittaker, Richard
#Roman Empire
#Frontier societies & border regions
#Roman Army
#Antiquity
#Late Antiquity

Byzantium and the Turks in the Thirteenth Century
Korobeinikov, Dimitri

Korobeinikov’s book describes empire of Nicaea and its relations with the Seljuk Turks of Rūm, the Mongols of the Ilkhanate, and the Turkish nomadic confederations

Review by: Zafeiropoulos, Christos, 2021-09-20 06:05
#Korobeinikov, Dimitri
#Ottoman Empire
#Diplomacy
#Byzantine army
#Frontier societies & border regions
#Michael VIII Palaiologos
#Late Middle Ages

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