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The Forgotten Frontier
Andrew C. Hess
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Description for The Forgotten Frontier
Paperback. The 16th-century Mediterranean witnessed the expansion of European and Middle Eastern civilizations in the guises of the Hapsburg monarchy and the Ottoman empire. This title considers the relations between these two dynasties in light of the social, economic, and political affairs at the frontiers between North Africa and the Iberian peninsula. Series: Publications of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Num Pages: 290 pages, 9 figures, 4 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
The sixteenth-century Mediterranean witnessed the expansion of both European and Middle Eastern civilizations in the guises of the Hapsburg monarchy and the Ottoman empire. Here, Andrew C. Hess considers the relations between these two dynasties in light of the social, economic, and political affairs at the frontiers between North Africa and the Iberian peninsula.
The sixteenth-century Mediterranean witnessed the expansion of both European and Middle Eastern civilizations in the guises of the Hapsburg monarchy and the Ottoman empire. Here, Andrew C. Hess considers the relations between these two dynasties in light of the social, economic, and political affairs at the frontiers between North Africa and the Iberian peninsula.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
Series
Publications of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Number of Pages
290
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226330310
SKU
V9780226330310
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About Andrew C. Hess
Andrew C. Hess is professor of diplomacy and director of the Program for Southwest Asia and Islamic Civilization at Tufts University.
Reviews for The Forgotten Frontier
"An erudite reinterpretation of sixteenth-century Mediterranean history.... An impressive contribution [that is] at once a regional frontier history, a synthesis of the sixteenth-century western Mediterranean wars, and an interpretative essay about the Habsburg - Ottoman imperial struggle and its aftermath." - Hispanic American Historical Review "Impressively researched, concise, and informative.... Convincingly explains why two empires came face to face and ... Read more