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Commentary on the de Administrando Imperio

Commentary on the de Administrando Imperio( )
Editor: Jenkins, Romilly J. H.
Contribution by: Dvornik, Francis
Lewis, Bernard
Moravcsik, Gyula
Obolensky, Dimitri
Runciman, Steven
Series title:Dumbarton Oaks Texts
ISBN:978-0-88402-379-1
Publication Date:Jul 2012
Publisher:Dumbarton Oaks
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $22.95
Book Description:

The De Administrando Imperio, compiled by Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus in the tenth century, is one of the most important historical documents surviving from the middle Byzantine period, containing information on foreign relations and internal administration. Long out of print, this most authoritative study of the text is once again available.

Book Details
Pages:240
Detailed Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Historical
Political Science / Public Affairs & Administration
History / Byzantine Empire
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.201 x 9.126 x 0.663 Inches
Book Weight:0.634 Pounds
Author Biography
(Editor)
Bernard Lewis was born in London, England on May 31, 1916. He graduated with honors in history from the School of Oriental Studies at the University of London in 1936 with special reference to the Middle East. In 1938, he was named an assistant lecturer at the University of London, where he received a Ph.D. the next year. In 1940, he was drafted into the British armed forces and assigned to the Army tank corps. He was soon transferred to intelligence. He taught at the University of London for 25 years.

In 1974, he accepted joint appointments at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey and Princeton University. He also taught at Cornell from 1984 to 1990. He became an American citizen in 1982. He was a scholar of Middle Eastern history and a prolific writer. His books included The Emergence of Modern Turkey, What Went Wrong?: The Clash between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East, and From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting the Middle East. Because he was considered an expert on interactions between the Christian and Islamic worlds, his view helped shape American foreign policy under President George W. Bush. He died on May 19, 2018 at the age of 101.

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