The Mediterranean in History
eBook - ePub

The Mediterranean in History

  1. 352 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Mediterranean in History

About this book

The Mediterranean has been the meeting-place of the cultures of Europe, Asia and Africa, the battleground of races and nations and the focus of three great religions, Christianity, Judaism and Islam. David Abulafia, doyen of Mediterranean scholars, has brought together a team of leading specialists from many countries to tell this enthralling and complex story as a connected narrative: from the physical setting, the prehistoric traders and the struggle between Phoenicians, Greeks and Etruscans ending in Roman victory, to the post-Roman nations, the Christian and Islamic powers, domination by England and France, and finally the twentieth century, divided between war and mass tourism. This study covers all of recorded history, incorporating recent research and tools ranging from linguistics to underwater archaeology, accompanied by spectacular illustrations. Here is the only complete and up-to-date overview of one of the great themes of world history.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. About the Author
  4. Other Titles of Interest
  5. Contents
  6. Dedication
  7. Preface
  8. Introduction: What is the Mediterranean?
  9. Map of the Mediterranean
  10. 1. The physical setting
  11. 2. The first trading empires: prehistory to c. 1000 BC
  12. 3. The battle for the sea routes: 1000 – 300 BC
  13. Plate Section One
  14. 4. The creation of Mare Nostrum: 300 BC – AD 500
  15. 5. The Mediterranean breaks up: 500 – 1000
  16. 6. A Christian Mediterranean: 1000 – 1500
  17. 7. Resurgent Islam: 1500 – 1700
  18. 8. The Mediterranean as a battleground of the European powers: 1700 – 1900
  19. Plate Section Two
  20. 9. A globalized Mediterranean: 1900 – 2000
  21. Further reading
  22. Sources of illustrations
  23. Contributors
  24. Index
  25. Copyright