Byzantium and the Emergence of Muslim-Turkish Anatolia, ca. 1040-1130

by Alexander D. Beihammer

Book Overview

The arrival of the Seljuk Turks in Anatolia forms an indispensable part of modern Turkish discourse on national identity, but Western scholars, by contrast, have rarely included the Anatolian Turks in their discussions about the formation of European nations or the transformation of the Near East. The Turkish penetration of Byzantine Asia Minor is primarily conceived of as a conflict between empires, sedentary and nomadic groups, or religious and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138229598
• ISBN13: 9781138229594
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 438 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.2"