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Abulafia, David (editor) : The Mediterranean in History

J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 2003

ISBN 9780892367252

Fine copy in fine dust jacket, 4to, 320 pp.

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Abulafia, David : THE MEDITERRANEAN IN HISTORY

J. Paul Getty Museum, 2011

ISBN 9781606060575

A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. In this richly illustrated volume, eight distinguished historians explore t he facts, themes, and epochs of the history of the "Great Sea": the physica l setting; the rivalry between Carthaginians, Greeks, and Etruscans for con trol of sea routes; unification under Rome and the subsequent break up into Western Christendom, Byzantium, and Islam; the Crusades; commerce in medie val times; the Ottoman resurgence; the rivalry of European powers from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries; and the globalization of the region in the last century. The book departs from the traditional view of Mediterranean history with its emphasis on the influences of physical geography. Instead it regards physical context as a staging ground for decisive action with, at center stage, human catalysts at all levels of society--from great kings and emperors to the sailors of medieval Amalfi to the Sephardic Jews who were expelled from Spain in 1492. The authors describe how these groups interacted with one another across the sea, enjoying commercial and political ties as well as sharing ideas and religious beliefs., Very Good

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