Who 'lost' Christian North Africa? Who won and how? Walter Kaegi examines these perennial questions, with maps and on-site observations, in this exciting book. An impartial comparative framework helps to sort through identity politics, 'Orientalism' charges and counter-charges, and institutional controversies.
Who 'lost' Christian North Africa? Who won and how? Walter Kaegi examines these perennial questions, with maps and on-site observations, in this exciting book. An impartial comparative framework helps to sort through identity politics, 'Orientalism' charges and counter-charges, and institutional controversies.
Walter E. Kaegi is Professor of History at the University of Chicago where he has been teaching Byzantine, late antique, early Islamic and military history since 1965. He is the co-founder of the Byzantine Studies Conference and the president of the US National Committee for Byzantine Studies. Previous books include Army, Society and Religion in Byzantium (1982), Some Thoughts on Byzantine Military Strategy (1983), Byzantium and the Early Islamic Conquests (Cambridge, 1992) and Heraclius, Emperor of Byzantium (Cambridge, 2003).
Inhaltsangabe
1. Challenges of the subject and the sources 2. Historiographical hurdles 3. Fragmented geographical and logistical realities 4. Christian contexts in seventh-century North Africa 5. The military heritage of Heraclius on the eve of Muslim military operations 6. The shock of Sbeitla 7. Options for offensives and resistance 8. The riddle of Constans II 9. Muslim interests, calculations, and leadership 10. The shift to tribal resistance 11. The fall of Carthage and its aftermath 12. The failures of two cities of Constantine.
1. Challenges of the subject and the sources 2. Historiographical hurdles 3. Fragmented geographical and logistical realities 4. Christian contexts in seventh-century North Africa 5. The military heritage of Heraclius on the eve of Muslim military operations 6. The shock of Sbeitla 7. Options for offensives and resistance 8. The riddle of Constans II 9. Muslim interests, calculations, and leadership 10. The shift to tribal resistance 11. The fall of Carthage and its aftermath 12. The failures of two cities of Constantine.
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