TY - BOOK ID - 53663441 TI - Constantinople : capital of byzantium AU - Harris, Jonathan AU - Bloomsbury Academic PY - 2017 SN - 9781474254649 9781474254656 1474254659 1474254640 PB - London [etc.] Bloomsbury Academic DB - UniCat KW - Istanbul (Turkey) KW - Stamboul (Turkey) KW - Stampōl (Turkey) KW - Stambul (Turkey) KW - Stěmpol (Turkey) KW - T︠S︡arigrad (Turkey) KW - Istāmbūl (Turkey) KW - T︠S︡arʹgrad (Turkey) KW - Āsitānah (Turkey) KW - Ḳushṭa (Turkey) KW - İstanbul Büyük Şehir Belediyesi (Turkey) KW - Greater Istanbul Municipality (Turkey) KW - İstanbul Anakent Belediyesi (Turkey) KW - İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi (Turkey) KW - Polē (Turkey) KW - Estambul (Turkey) KW - Baladīyat Isṭānbūl (Turkey) KW - Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (Turkey) KW - Constantinople KW - History KW - Civilization. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:53663441 AB - Jonathan Harris' new edition of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title, Constantinople, provides an updated and extended introduction to the history of Byzantium and its capital city. Accessible and engaging, the book breaks new ground by exploring Constantinople's mystical dimensions and examining the relationship between the spiritual and political in the city. This second edition includes a range of new material, such as: * Historiographical updates reflecting recently published work in the field * Detailed coverage of archaeological developments relating to Byzantine Constantinople * Extra chapters on the 14th century and social 'outsiders' in the city * More on the city as a centre of learning; the development of Galata/Pera; charitable hospitals; religious processions and festivals; the lives of ordinary people; and the Crusades * Source translation textboxes, new maps and images, a timeline and a list of emperors It is an important volume for anyone wanting to know more about the history of the Byzantine Empire. ER -