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Informationen zum Autor A. Asa Eger is Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. He holds a PhD in Islamic Archaeology from the University of Chicago. Eger offers a more complex vision of this dividing line than has been traditionally disseminated. With analysis grounded in archaeological evidence as well the relevant historical texts, Eger brings together a nuanced exploration of this vital element of medieval history. Vorwort Eger offers a more complex vision of this dividing line than has been traditionally disseminated. With analysis grounded in archaeological evidence as well the relevant historical texts, Eger brings together a nuanced exploration of this vital element of medieval history. Zusammenfassung Eger offers a more complex vision of this dividing line than has been traditionally disseminated. With analysis grounded in archaeological evidence as well the relevant historical texts, Eger brings together a nuanced exploration of this vital element of medieval history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Islamic Frontiers Real and ImaginedPart I: The Syro-Anatolian ThughurChapter 1: The Central Thughur: The Two AmuqsChapter 3: The Central Thughur: The Steppe and the RiverChapter 3: The Eastern ThughurChapter 4: The Jazira (Balikh and Khabur River Valleys)Chapter 5: The Western Thughur: Crossroads of CiliciaPart II: Hydraulic Villages and Fortified Castles: A Narrative of SettlementChapter 6: Upland Settlements in the Late Roman Period (Fourth to Seventh Centuries)Chapter 7: Hydraulic Villages in the Early Islamic Period (Seventh to Tenth Centuries)Chapter 8: Pastoralism on the Byzantine Frontier (Seventh to Tenth Centuries)Chapter 9: Fortified Castles of the Middle Islamic/Byzantine Period (Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries)Chapter 10: Frontier or Frontiers: Social and Environmental InteractionsConclusion: Dismantling and Rebuilding the Frontier...
