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The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean
David Abulafia
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Description for The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean
Paperback. Over the years, the Mediterranean Sea has been one of the great centres of civilization. This book presents the history of the Mediterranean, from the erection of temples on Malta around 3500 BC to modern tourism. Num Pages: 816 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QSM; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 197 x 39. Weight in Grams: 610.
For over three thousand years, the Mediterranean Sea has been one of the great centres of civilization. David Abulafia's The Great Sea is the first complete history of the Mediterranean, from the erection of temples on Malta around 3500 BC to modern tourism. Ranging across time and the whole extraordinary space of the Mediterranean from Gibraltar to Jaffa, Genoa to Tunis, and bringing to life pilgrims, pirates, sultans and naval commanders, this is the story of the sea that has shaped much of world history.
For over three thousand years, the Mediterranean Sea has been one of the great centres of civilization. David Abulafia's The Great Sea is the first complete history of the Mediterranean, from the erection of temples on Malta around 3500 BC to modern tourism. Ranging across time and the whole extraordinary space of the Mediterranean from Gibraltar to Jaffa, Genoa to Tunis, and bringing to life pilgrims, pirates, sultans and naval commanders, this is the story of the sea that has shaped much of world history.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
816
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141977164
SKU
9780141977164
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Ref
99-1
About David Abulafia
David Abulafia is Professor of Mediterranean History at the University of Cambridge, and a fellow of Gonville and Caius College, and was until recently Chairman of the Cambridge History Faculty. His previous books include Frederick II and The Western Mediterranean Kingdoms. He is a member of the Academia Europaea, and in 2003 was made Commendatore dell'Ordine della Stella della Solidarietà ... Read more
Reviews for The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean
The greatest living historian of the Mediterranean
Andrew Roberts A towering achievement. No review can really do justice to the scale of Abulafia's achievement: in its epic sweep, eye for detail and lucid style.
Dominic Sandbrook
Sunday Times
Brocaded with studious observation and finely-tuned scholarship, the overall effect is mesmerising.
Ian Thomson
Independent
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Andrew Roberts A towering achievement. No review can really do justice to the scale of Abulafia's achievement: in its epic sweep, eye for detail and lucid style.
Dominic Sandbrook
Sunday Times
Brocaded with studious observation and finely-tuned scholarship, the overall effect is mesmerising.
Ian Thomson
Independent
... Read more