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200 14$aThe end of Byzantium$b[electronic resource] /$fJonathan Harris
210   $aNew Haven [Conn.] $cYale University Press$dc2010
215   $a1 online resource (336 p.) 
300   $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
311   $a0-300-11786-8 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 279-287) and index.
327   $aAutumn in Constantinople -- The shadow empire -- Playing politics -- To the brink -- Twisting the lion's tail -- A Council and a Crusade -- From Murad to Mehmed -- Nemesis -- On the quayside -- East or West?.
330   $aBy 1400, the once-mighty Byzantine Empire stood on the verge of destruction. Most of its territories had been lost to the Ottoman Turks, and Constantinople was under close blockade. Against all odds, Byzantium lingered on for another fifty years until 1453, when the Ottomans dramatically toppled the capital's walls. During this bleak and uncertain time, ordinary Byzantines faced difficult decisions to protect their livelihoods and families against the death throes of their homeland. In this evocative and moving book, Jonathan Harris explores individual stories of diplomatic maneuverings, covert defiance, and sheer luck against a backdrop of major historical currents and offers a new perspective on the real reasons behind the fall of this extraordinarily fascinating empire.
606   $aHISTORY / Medieval$2bisacsh
607   $aByzantine Empire$xHistory$yManuel II Palaeologus, 1391-1425
607   $aByzantine Empire$xHistory$yJohn VIII Palaeologus, 1425-1448
607   $aByzantine Empire$xHistory$yConstantine XI Dragases, 1448-1453
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