Originally published by Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1966. Focusing on the middle period in Byzantium's eleven-century history as its most imperial era, Jenkins considers a number of events that changed... This description may be from another edition of this product.
I read this book about five years ago, so it's not fresh in my memory. As I recall, it does give a good account and analysis of the major events that occurred within the time period it covers. Aside from an underlying anti-Christian bias that can sometimes be perceived, it does give balanced and even-handed coverage. All things considered, I recommend it to anyone who wants to seriously study the Byzantine Empire.
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