A History of the first Bulgarian Empire
by Steven Runciman (Afterword)
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Sir Steven Runciman tells the story of the First Bulgarian Empire as only he can. Few other historians before or since have been able to tell such a riveting and vibrant tale while maintaining such a high standard of academic rigor. Sir Steven is the rare writer who can engage a popular audience and satisfy the demands of the professional historian at the same time.Tags
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Una historia de Bulgaria desde sus orígenes hasta la conquista del territorio por parte del emperador Basilio II en 1018. Algunas de sus afirmaciones han quedado un tanto desfasadas por estudios posteriores pero sigue siendo un texto fundamental para conocer la historia del país balcánico y, además, Runciman es un autor ameno que escribe con un estilo muy fluido (Cosa que se agradece en este tipo de textos)
Bulgaria has had three periods as an independent power centre and this is about the first. It figures as a foil to the better organized Byzantines, but this state was a pretty good place to live in the darkest of the dark ages.
Relatively rare material is explored here, but this book did mark its author as a lively writer. He did continue in the area and both Crusading, and Byzantine studies do not begrudge the man his knighthood.
Relatively rare material is explored here, but this book did mark its author as a lively writer. He did continue in the area and both Crusading, and Byzantine studies do not begrudge the man his knighthood.
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Sir Steven Runciman was one of the most acclaimed historians of the Byzantine ear and the author of many influential works, including the three-volume History of the Crusades.
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- Canonical title
- A History of the first Bulgarian Empire
- Original title
- A History of the first Bulgarian Empire
- Original publication date
- 1930 (1st UK original publishing, G. Bell and sons, London) (1st UK original publishing, G. Bell and sons, London)
- Original language
- English (UK) (UK)
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- Genres
- History, Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 949.7 — History & geography History of Europe Greece, Albania, Yugoslavia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria Former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina ∙ Croatia ∙ Kosovo ∙ Montenegro ∙ Macedonia ∙ Serbia ∙ Slovenia) [formerly also Bulgaria]
- LCC
- DR77 .R8 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Balkan Peninsula History of Balkan Peninsula Bulgaria History By period Early and medieval
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