John Haldon is Professor of Byzantine History and Hellenic Studies at Princeton University, and is an internationally recognized scholar in the field of late Roman and Byzantine social, economic, and institutional history. His books include Warfare, State, and Society in the Byzantine World (1999), Byzantium: A History (2000), Byzantium at War (2002) and The Oxford Handbook of Byzantium Studies (editor with E. Jeffreys and R. Cormack, 2008).

"Until now, the social history of Byzantium has remained a neglected field. Professor John Haldon has put together a team of leading international Byzantinists, each of whom addresses his or her own specialised area. The book will be a critical tool for anyone who wants to understand Byzantium."Averil Cameron, University of Oxford"The great merit of this volume is its openness to larger methodological debates about socio-economic history and state structures. For the first time in a comprehensive study, Byzantine society is treated as an integral part of the world history of the Middle Ages."Claudia Rapp, University of California, Los Angeles

• Notes on Contributors viiForeword ixList of Abbreviations xiMaps xiii1 Towards a Social History of Byzantium 1John Haldon2 Men, Women, Eunuchs: Gender, Sex, and Power 31Liz James3 Family Structure and the Transmission of Property 51Angeliki E. Laiou4 The Social Function of the Law 76Bernard Stolte5 Social Relations and the Land: The Early Period 92Peter Sarris6 Land and Power in the Middle and Later Period 112Peter Frankopan7 The Producing Population 143Michel Kaplan8 Social Élites, Wealth, and Power 168John Haldon9 Court Society and Aristocracy 212Paul Magdalino10 Church and Society: Iconoclasm and After 233Michael Angold11 A Monastic World 257Alice-Mary TalbotGlossary of Byzantine and Medieval Terms 279Index 286

John Haldon is Professor of Byzantine History and Hellenic Studies at Princeton University, and is an internationally recognized scholar in the field of late Roman and Byzantine social, economic, and institutional history. His books include Warfare, State, and Society in the Byzantine World (1999), Byzantium: A History (2000), Byzantium at War (2002) and The Oxford Handbook of Byzantium Studies (editor with E. Jeffreys and R. Cormack, 2008).

"Until now, the social history of Byzantium has remained a neglected field. Professor John Haldon has put together a team of leading international Byzantinists, each of whom addresses his or her own specialised area. The book will be a critical tool for anyone who wants to understand Byzantium."Averil Cameron, University of Oxford"The great merit of this volume is its openness to larger methodological debates about socio-economic history and state structures. For the first time in a comprehensive study, Byzantine society is treated as an integral part of the world history of the Middle Ages."Claudia Rapp, University of California, Los Angeles

• Notes on Contributors viiForeword ixList of Abbreviations xiMaps xiii1 Towards a Social History of Byzantium 1John Haldon2 Men, Women, Eunuchs: Gender, Sex, and Power 31Liz James3 Family Structure and the Transmission of Property 51Angeliki E. Laiou4 The Social Function of the Law 76Bernard Stolte5 Social Relations and the Land: The Early Period 92Peter Sarris6 Land and Power in the Middle and Later Period 112Peter Frankopan7 The Producing Population 143Michel Kaplan8 Social Élites, Wealth, and Power 168John Haldon9 Court Society and Aristocracy 212Paul Magdalino10 Church and Society: Iconoclasm and After 233Michael Angold11 A Monastic World 257Alice-Mary TalbotGlossary of Byzantine and Medieval Terms 279Index 286

John Haldon is Professor of Byzantine History and Hellenic Studies at Princeton University, and is an internationally recognized scholar in the field of late Roman and Byzantine social, economic, and institutional history. His books include Warfare, State, and Society in the Byzantine World (1999), Byzantium: A History (2000), Byzantium at War (2002) and The Oxford Handbook of Byzantium Studies (editor with E. Jeffreys and R. Cormack, 2008).

"Until now, the social history of Byzantium has remained a neglected field. Professor John Haldon has put together a team of leading international Byzantinists, each of whom addresses his or her own specialised area. The book will be a critical tool for anyone who wants to understand Byzantium."Averil Cameron, University of Oxford"The great merit of this volume is its openness to larger methodological debates about socio-economic history and state structures. For the first time in a comprehensive study, Byzantine society is treated as an integral part of the world history of the Middle Ages."Claudia Rapp, University of California, Los Angeles

• Notes on Contributors viiForeword ixList of Abbreviations xiMaps xiii1 Towards a Social History of Byzantium 1John Haldon2 Men, Women, Eunuchs: Gender, Sex, and Power 31Liz James3 Family Structure and the Transmission of Property 51Angeliki E. Laiou4 The Social Function of the Law 76Bernard Stolte5 Social Relations and the Land: The Early Period 92Peter Sarris6 Land and Power in the Middle and Later Period 112Peter Frankopan7 The Producing Population 143Michel Kaplan8 Social Élites, Wealth, and Power 168John Haldon9 Court Society and Aristocracy 212Paul Magdalino10 Church and Society: Iconoclasm and After 233Michael Angold11 A Monastic World 257Alice-Mary TalbotGlossary of Byzantine and Medieval Terms 279Index 286