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BETWEEN EMPIRES:ARABS, ROMANS, & SASANIANS IN LATE ANTIQUITY OCM PAPER: Arabs, Romans, And Sasanians In Late Antiquity Reprint Edition
Author(s): Greg FISHER (Author)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: March 7, 2013
Edition: Reprint
Language: English
Print length: 273 pages
ISBN-10: 0199679312
ISBN-13: 9780199679317
Book Description
In Between Empires Greg Fisher tackles the problem of pre-Islamic Arab identity by examining the relationship between the Roman Empire and the Empire of Sasanian Iran, and a selection of their Arab allies and neighbours, the Jafnids, Nasrids, and Hujrids. Fisher focuses on the last century before the emergence of Islam and stresses the importance of a Near East dominated by Rome and Iran for the formation of early concepts of Arab identity. In particular, he examines cultural and religious integration, political activities, and the role played by Arabic as factors in this process. He concludes that interface with the Roman Empire, in particular, played a key role in helping to lay the foundation for later concepts of Arab identity, and that the world of Late Antiquity is, as a result, of enduring interest in our understanding of what we now call the Middle East.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Review from previous edition: “I would heartily recommend this book for anyone interested in the affairs and status of the Arabs in the sixth century. For anybody interested in the history of the Arabs immediately prior to the Rise of Islam, it is vital reading” –UNRV Website, Ian Hughes “Greg Fisher provides a fresh contribution to an historical problem of considerable interest, that of the identity, role, and place of the Arabs in contact with the Roman and Sasanian empires before the advent of Islam … the author offers readers a masterful synthesis … This is a work of advanced scholarship for advanced scholars.” –CHOICE “Between Empires provides a compact, cogent introduction to, and explanation of, Rome’s relationship with its Arab clients. It should be in every serious research library.” –Matthew P. Canepa, Sehepunkte “Fisher has made a valuable contribution to the various historical debates he has joined, not least through his surveys, with bibliographical references, of the current state of scholarship.” –James Howard-Johnston, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
Book Description
Clear analysis of a dauntingly complex subject — the political situation in the Middle East before the birth of Islam.
About the Author
Greg Fisher is Assistant Professor of Greek and Roman Studies at Carleton University in Ottawa, where he teaches courses on Rome and the barbarians, the Near East, and Roman imperial history.
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