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This volume is the first of its kind, providing a multifaceted discussion of the history of the principality of Moldavia from its foundation up to 1859. The contributors cover economic, social, political, and cultural developments, highlighting change as well as continuity. This book also offers guidance on the region’s abundant historiography, as its bibliography brings together all major studies dedicated to the history of the principality of Moldavia from the 14th to the 19th century. Intended to serve as a starting point for future research, this volume is enriched by its thematic emphasis on “the view from the periphery.” Contributors are: Constantin Ardeleanu, Adrian-Bogdan Ceobanu, Ovidiu Cristea, Florin Curta, Alessandro Flavio Dumitrașcu, Elena Firea, Ştefan S. Gorovei, Sorin Grigoruță, Ioan-Augustin Guriță, Sergean Osman, Radu G. Păun, Nagy Pienaru, Liviu Pilat, Alexandru-Florin Platon, Laurențiu Radvan, Victor Spinei, Alice Isabella Sullivan, and Maria-Magdalena Székely.

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Florin Curta, Ph.D. (1998), Western Michigan University, is a professor of medieval history and archaeology at the University of Florida. He has published numerous monographs and articles, as well as edited several volumes, including Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 500-1300 (Brill, 2019). Liviu Pilat, Ph.D. (2007), Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, is a professor of medieval and early modern history at that university. He recently co-edited From Pax Mongolica to Pax Ottomanica: War, Religion and Trade in the Northwestern Black Sea Region, 14th-16th Centuries (Brill, 2020).

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