Includes bibliographical references (pages 543-633) and indexes.
Part one. The events. Chapter I. Peter's way to the Bulgarian Throne / Mirosław J. Leszka -- Chapter II. Bulgarian-Byzantine relations during the reign of Symeon I the Great (893-927) / Chapter III. Peace / Mirosław J. Leszka, Kirił Marinow -- Chapter IV. The Byzantine consort of the Bulgarian ruler: Maria Lekapene / Zofia A. Brzozowska -- Chapter V. The internal situation / Chapter VI. Foreign policy / Chapter VII. Last years of Peter's reign (963-969) / Chapter VIII. The year 971 / Part two. The structures. Chapter I. The environment and geopolitics of the state / Kirił Marinow -- The economy / Everyday life / Nikolay Hrissimov -- State organisation and power hierarchy in the Bulgarian Empire (927-969) / Georgi N. Nikolov -- Armed forces and the defence system of Peter's state / Wild, haughty and menacing highlanders: Bulgarians and mountains in the context of Byzantine-Bulgarian armed conflicts / The church / Mirosław J. Leszka, Jan M. Wolski -- The culture / Zofia A. Brzozowska, Angel Nikolov -- Part three. The interpretations. A. Medieval visions. The portrayal of Peter in mediaeval sources / War and peace in the House of the Lord: a conflict among Orthodox Christians and its overcoming according to the homily 'On the treaty with the Bulgarians' / The cult of the Bulgarian Tsar Peter (927-969) and the driving ideas of the Bulgarian Liberation uprisings against the Byzantine rule in the 11th-12th century / Miliana Kaymakamova -- B. Modern views. The portrayal of Peter in modern historiography / Jan M. Wolski