{"product_id":"portraits-of-medieval-eastern-europe-900-1400-paperback","title":"Portraits of Medieval Eastern Europe, 900-1400 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonald Ostrowski\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eChristian Raffensperger\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePortraits of Medieval Eastern Europe \u003c\/em\u003eprovides imagined biographies of twenty different figures from all walks of life living in Eastern Europe from 900 to 1400. Moving beyond the usual boundaries of speculative history, the book presents innovative and creative interpretations of the people, places, and events of medieval Eastern Europe and provides an insight into medieval life from Scandinavia to Byzantium. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter explores a different figure and together they present snapshots of life across a wide range of different social backgrounds. Among the figures are both imagined and historical characters, including the Byzantine Princess Anna Porphyrogenita, a Jewish traveller, a slave, the Mongol general Sübodei, a woman from Novgorod, and a Rus' pilgrim. A range of different narrative styles are also used throughout the book, from omniscient third-person narrators to diary entries, letters, and travel accounts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy using primary sources to construct the lives of, and give a voice to, the types of people who existed within medieval European history, \u003cem\u003ePortraits of Medieval Eastern Europe\u003c\/em\u003e provides a highly accessible introduction to the period. Accompanied by a new and interactive companion website, it is the perfect teaching aid to support and excite students of medieval Eastern Europe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDonald Ostrowski\u003c\/strong\u003e is Research Advisor in the Social Sciences and Lecturer in History at the Harvard University Extension School. His previous publications include \u003ci\u003eMuscovy and the Mongols: Cross-Cultural Influences on the Steppe Frontier 1304-1589\u003c\/i\u003e (1998) and over 100 articles and review essays. He is also the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Povest' vremennykh let: An Interlinear Collation and Paradosis\u003c\/i\u003e, 3 vols. (2003), and a co-editor of four collections of studies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristian Raffensperger is Associate Professor of History at Wittenberg University, as well as an associate of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute. He has published multiple books including \u003ci\u003eReimagining Europe: Kievan Rus' in the Medieval World\u003c\/i\u003e (2012) and \u003ci\u003eTies of Kinship: Genealogy and Dynastic Marriage in Kyivan Rus'\u003c\/i\u003e (2016). He is also the series editor for \u003cem\u003eBeyond Medieval Europe\u003c\/em\u003e, a book series published by ARC Humanities Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52619353522483,"sku":"9781138701205","price":97.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/V09jQldUUXdHblpXbXkrd2dYR1VrZz09.webp?v=1761926276","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/portraits-of-medieval-eastern-europe-900-1400-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}