The Byzantine and Early Islamic Near East: States, resources, and armies

Book excerpt: Vol. 2 : papers of the 2nd workshop on late antiquity and early Islam. Vol. 3 : papers of the 3rd workshop on late antiquity and early Islam. Vol. 6 : papers of the 6th workshop on late antiquity and early Islam. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Problems in the literary source material / edited by Averil Cameron and Lawrence I. Conrad -- 2. Land use and settlement patterns / edited by G.R.D. King and Averil Cameron -- 3. States, resources, and armies / edited by Averil Cameron -- 6. Elites old and new in the Byzantine and early Islamic Near East / edited by John Haldon and Lawrence I. Conrad.