| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 469 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) |
| Contents |
Introduction : the Mediterranean : land, sea, and people -- Part I. The Helleno-Islamic Mediterranean (650-1050 CE) : the making of the Helleno-Islamic Mediterranean. The legacy of empire -- Mediterranean connections -- Conversion and the consolidation of identities -- Peoples of the book reading their books -- Part II. An age of conflict and collaboration (1050-1350 CE) : the Mediterranean from the edges. Holy and unholy war -- A connected sea -- Mediterranean societies -- Reading each others' books -- A sea of technology, science, and philosophy -- Part III. The contest for the Mediterranean (1350-1650 CE) : new empires, new sects, new worlds -- Imperial rivalry and sectarian strife -- Minorities and diaspora -- Slavery and captivity, 650-1650 -- Mystical Messiahs and converts, humanism and armorers -- Family, gender, and honor, ca. 650-1650 -- Mediterranean economies and societies in a widening world -- Epilogue : Luís de Torres in Cuba, Ishmael in the South Pacific : a world grown larger, a sea grown smaller? |
| Summary |
"The Sea in the Middle presents an original and revisionist narrative of the development of the medieval west from late antiquity to the dawn of modernity. This textbook is uniquely centered on the Mediterranean and emphasizes the role played by peoples and cultures of Africa, Asia, and Europe in an age when Christians, Muslims, and Jews of various denominations engaged with each other in both conflict and collaboration. Key features: Fifteen-chapter structure to aid classroom use; Sections in each chapter that feature key artifacts relevant to chapter themes; Dynamic visuals, including 190 photos and 20 maps. The Sea in the Middle and its sourcebook companion, Texts from the Middle, pair together to provide a framework and materials that guide students through this complex but essential history-one that will appeal to the diverse student bodies of today"-- Provided by publisher |
| Related To |
Complemented by (work): Texts from the middle. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2022] 9780520296534 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 03, 2022) |
| Subject |
HISTORY / Europe / Medieval.
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HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Middle Ages (449-1066)
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HISTORY / World
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| SUBJECT |
Mediterranean Region -- History -- 476-1517 -- Textbooks
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Mediterranean Region -- History -- 1517-1789 -- Textbooks
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| Subject |
Mediterranean Region.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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Textbooks.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Catlos, Brian A., author.
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Meyerson, Mark D., author.
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| LC no. |
2021054313 |
| ISBN |
9780520969001 |
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0520969006 |
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