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The Mediterranean World: From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Napoleon
Monique O´connell
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Description for The Mediterranean World: From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Napoleon
Paperback. Structured around four interlocking themes-mobility, state development, commerce, and frontiers-this beautifully illustrated book brings new dimensions to the concepts of Mediterranean nationality and identity. Num Pages: 352 pages, 26 colour illustrations, 68 black & white halftones, 8 maps. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. .
Located at the intersection of Asia, Africa, and Europe, the Mediterranean has connected societies for millennia, creating a shared space of intense economic, cultural, and political interaction. Greek temples in Sicily, Roman ruins in North Africa, and Ottoman fortifications in Greece serve as reminders that the Mediterranean has no fixed national boundaries or stable ethnic and religious identities. In The Mediterranean World, Monique O'Connell and Eric R Dursteler examine the history of this contested region from the medieval to the early modern era, beginning with the fall of Rome around 500 CE and closing with Napoleon's ... Read more
Located at the intersection of Asia, Africa, and Europe, the Mediterranean has connected societies for millennia, creating a shared space of intense economic, cultural, and political interaction. Greek temples in Sicily, Roman ruins in North Africa, and Ottoman fortifications in Greece serve as reminders that the Mediterranean has no fixed national boundaries or stable ethnic and religious identities. In The Mediterranean World, Monique O'Connell and Eric R Dursteler examine the history of this contested region from the medieval to the early modern era, beginning with the fall of Rome around 500 CE and closing with Napoleon's ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
646g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421419015
SKU
V9781421419015
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Monique O´connell
Monique O'Connell is an associate professor of history at Wake Forest University and the author of Men of Empire: Power and Negotiation in Venice's Maritime State. Eric R Dursteler is a professor of history at Brigham Young University and the author of Renegade Women: Gender, Identity, and Boundaries in the Early Modern Mediterranean.
Reviews for The Mediterranean World: From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Napoleon
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Renaissance Quarterly
The Mediterranean World succeeds as an accessible, up-to-date synthesis of recent interpretations of the Mediterranean for students and general readers. Specialists will undoubtedly be familiar with many of its interpretive points, and the book focuses more on stressing the consistent permeability of Mediterranean borders and boundaries than it does on defending a single overarching ... Read more
Renaissance Quarterly
The Mediterranean World succeeds as an accessible, up-to-date synthesis of recent interpretations of the Mediterranean for students and general readers. Specialists will undoubtedly be familiar with many of its interpretive points, and the book focuses more on stressing the consistent permeability of Mediterranean borders and boundaries than it does on defending a single overarching ... Read more