The Great Sea : a Human History of the Mediterranean.

Situated at the intersection of Europe, Asia, and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea has been for millenia the place where religions, economies, and political systems met, clashed, influenced and absorbed one another. David Abulafia offers a fresh perspective by focusing on the sea itself: its practical...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Abulafia, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, USA, 2011.
Temas:
Intercultural communication > Mediterranean Region > History.
Civilization
Intercultural communication
Mediterranean Region > Civilization.
Mediterranean Region > History.
Mediterranean Sea > History.
Méditerranée, Région de la > Civilisation.
Méditerranée, Région de la > Histoire.
Mediterranean Region
Mediterranean Sea
Middellandse Zee.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Situated at the intersection of Europe, Asia, and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea has been for millenia the place where religions, economies, and political systems met, clashed, influenced and absorbed one another. David Abulafia offers a fresh perspective by focusing on the sea itself: its practical importance for transport and sustenance; its dynamic role in the rise and fall of empires; and the remarkable cast of characters--sailors, merchants, migrants, pirates, pilgrims--who have crossed and recrossed it. Ranging from prehistory to the 21st century, The Great Sea is above all the history of.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (849 pages)
ISBN:9780199717323
019971732X

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