LEADER 02890oam 2200601 a 450 001 9910779239303321 005 20231130214437.0 010 $a0-300-16966-3 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300169669 035 $a(CKB)2550000000104967 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24393398 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000720507 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11427795 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000720507 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10668536 035 $a(PQKB)11512076 035 $a(DE-B1597)486271 035 $a(OCoLC)952756447 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300169669 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420910 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10579309 035 $a(OCoLC)923599004 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420910 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000104967 100 $a20100415h20102010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe end of Byzantium /$fJonathan Harris 210 1$aNew Haven [Conn.] :$cYale University Press,$d2010. 210 4$dİ2010 215 $a1 online resource (xxii, 298 pages) $cgenealogical table, maps 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $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$yConstantine XI Dragases, 1448-1453 615 7$aHISTORY / Medieval. 676 $a949.5/03 700 $aHarris$b Jonathan$0555113 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779239303321 996 $aThe end of Byzantium$922726 997 $aUNINA