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Michael Palaiologos and the Publics of the Byzantine Empire in Exile, c.1223–1259

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Authors:
  1. Aleksandar Jovanović

    1. University of the Fraser Valley, North Vancouver, Canada

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  • Explores the construction and importance of the public sphere in thirteenth-century Byzantium
  • Moves beyond narrative history to explore the social and political agency of others in the empire
  • Draws on Habermas' concept of the public sphere, and Hauser's idea of multiple publics

Part of the book series: New Approaches to Byzantine History and Culture (NABHC)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction: Meeting the Roman Public

    • Aleksandar Jovanović
    Pages 1-30

  3. Making Officials in Exile: The Case of the Palaiologoi

    • Aleksandar Jovanović
    Pages 31-84

  4. Linking the Golden Chain: The Social Network of Michael Palaiologos

    • Aleksandar Jovanović
    Pages 85-128

  5. “Je veux être calife à la place du calife”: Michael Palaiologos in the Saljuq Sultanate of Rum

    • Aleksandar Jovanović
    Pages 129-178

  6. “The Return of the King”: Michael Palaiologos Claims Imperial Dignity

    • Aleksandar Jovanović
    Pages 179-223

  7. Conclusion

    • Aleksandar Jovanović
    Pages 225-230

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 231-255
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About this book

This book follows the public life of Michael Palaiologos from his early days and upbringing, through to his assumption of the Byzantine imperial throne in 1258. It explores multiple narratives, highlighting the various public communities in the Byzantine polity, primarily focusing on intellectuals and clerks rather than the emperor himself. Drawing on insights from power relations, studies of class and the public sphere, this book provides an account of thirteenth-century Byzantium that highlights the role of communicative and symbolic actions in the public sphere, and argues they were integral to Palaiologos' political success. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of the Fraser Valley, North Vancouver, Canada

    Aleksandar Jovanović

About the author

Aleksandar Jovanović is Sessional Instructor in History at the University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford, Canada.  

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Michael Palaiologos and the Publics of the Byzantine Empire in Exile, c.1223–1259

  • Authors: Aleksandar Jovanović

  • Series Title: New Approaches to Byzantine History and Culture

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09278-7

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-09277-0Published: 29 September 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-09280-0Published: 02 October 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-09278-7Published: 28 September 2022

  • Series ISSN: 2730-9363

  • Series E-ISSN: 2730-9371

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 255

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: History, general

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