The Mediterranean in history
Abulafia, DavidUUUU
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For over four thousand years the Mediterranean was the centre of Western civilization. Covers all of recorded history, and fully reflects the findings of recent research, using tools ranging from linguistics to underwater archaeology.
Main title:
The Mediterranean in history / edited by David Abulafia; texts by David Abulafia, Oliver Rackham...[et al.].
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Imprint:
London: Thames and Hudson 2003
Collation:
320 pages illustrations maps
Contents:
What is the Mediterranean? / David Abulafia -- The physical setting / Oliver Rackham -- The first trading empires: prehistory to c. 1000 BC / Marlene Suano -- The battle for the sea routes, 1000-300 BC / Mario Torelli -- The creation of Mare Nostrum, 300 BC-500 AD / Geoffrey Rickman -- The Mediterranean breaks up, 500-1000 / John Pryor -- A Christian Mediterranean, 1000-1500 / Michel Balard -- Resurgent Islam, 1500-1700 / Molly Greene -- The Mediterranean as a battleground of the European powers, 1700-1900 / Jeremy Black -- A globalized Mediterranean, 1900-2000 / Dabid Abulafia.
ISBN:
0500251207 (hardback)
Dewey class:
909.0982 MED
Local class:
909.0982
Language:
English
BRN:
50632
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Reference | 909.0982 MED | Not for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016) |