Background
Kaegi, Walter Emil was born on November 8, 1937 in New Albany, Indiana, United States. Son of Walter Emil and Ruth Ann (Mergell) Kaegi.
(Who 'lost' Christian North Africa? Who won it and how? Wa...)
Who 'lost' Christian North Africa? Who won it and how? Walter Kaegi takes a fresh look at these perennial questions, with maps and on-site observations, in this exciting new book. Persisting clouds of suspicion and blame overshadowed many Byzantine attempts to defend North Africa, as Byzantines failed to meet the multiple challenges from different directions which ultimately overwhelmed them. While the Muslims forcefully and permanently turned Byzantine internal dynastic and religious problems and military unrest to their advantage, they brought their own strengths to a dynamic process that would take a long time to complete - the transformation of North Africa. An impartial comparative framework helps to sort through identity politics, 'Orientalism' charges and counter-charges, and institutional controversies; this book also includes a new study of the decisive battle of Sbeitla in 647, helping readers to understand what befell Byzantium, and indeed empires from Rome to the present.
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(This book evaluates the life and empire of the pivotal ye...)
This book evaluates the life and empire of the pivotal yet controversial Byzantine emperor Heraclius (ad. 610-641), a contemporary of the Prophet Muhammad. His stormy war-torn reign is critical for understanding the background to fundamental changes in the Balkans and the Middle East, including the emergence of Islam. Heraclius' skills enabled him to capture and recapture important territory, including Jerusalem, Syria and Egypt. Yet, they proved to be of little value when he confronted early Islamic conquests.
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(This is a study of how and why the Byzantine empire lost ...)
This is a study of how and why the Byzantine empire lost many of its most valuable provinces to Islamic conquerors in the seventh century, provinces that included Syria, Palestine, Mesopotamia and Armenia. It investigates conditions on the eve of those conquests, mistakes in Byzantine policy toward the Muslims, the course of the military campaigns, and the problem of local official and civilian collaboration with the Muslims. It also seeks to explain how after some terrible losses the Byzantine government achieved some intellectual rationalization of its disasters and began the complex process of transforming and adapting its fiscal and military institutions and political controls in order to prevent further disintegration.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0521411726/?tag=2022091-20
Kaegi, Walter Emil was born on November 8, 1937 in New Albany, Indiana, United States. Son of Walter Emil and Ruth Ann (Mergell) Kaegi.
AB, Haverford College, 1959. AM, Harvard University, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1965.
Teaching fellow Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1961-1963. Fellow Center for Byzantine Studies Dumbarton Oaks Research Library., Washington, 1963—1965, 1980. Assistant professor history University Chicago, 1965-1969, associate professor history, 1969-1974, professor history, since 1974, voting member Oriental Institute, since 1997.
Co-founder Byzantine Studies Conference, 1975. Co-editor Byzantinische Forschungen, Amsterdam, Las Palmas, since 1981. President United States National Committee for Byzantine Studies, since 2007.
(This is a study of how and why the Byzantine empire lost ...)
(Who 'lost' Christian North Africa? Who won it and how? Wa...)
(This book evaluates the life and empire of the pivotal ye...)
( The Description for this book, Byzantium and the Declin...)
(Book by Kaegi, Walter Emil)
(Book by Kaegi, Walter Emil)
Member American History Association, American Philological Association, Byzantine Studies Conference (governing board directors 1994-1998), Society for Studies and Research on the Ancient Aures, United States National Committee for Byzantine Studies, Medieval Academy American, Swiss-American History Society, Middle East Medievalists, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Louise Polk Mullikin, June 9, 1969. Children: Frederick George, Christian Emil.