| Description |
1 online resource (333 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction: An Essay on Mediterraneanism; Aims and scope of the book; Definition of the Mediterranean; Mediterraneanism; Conclusion: unity and diversity in the modern Mediterranean; References; Chapter 2 Geological Evolution of the Mediterranean Basin; Introduction; Neotectonics; Ophiolites; The Tethyan Ocean; Geological structure and topography; The Messinian Salinity Crisis; The economic geology of the Mediterranean; References; Chapter 3 Mediterranean Climate |
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IntroductionThe seasonal cycle of climate; Climate and two major economic activities; Floods and droughts: the price of climatic variability; Local winds; Temperature and precipitation trends during the period of instrumental record; The pre-instrumental climate record; The future Mediterranean climate; Conclusions; References; Chapter 4 Earth Surface Processes in the Mediterranean; Introduction; Desertification and land degradation; Mass movements; Processes on hillslopes; Channel processes; Aeolian processes; Conclusions; References; Chapter 5 The Graeco-Roman Mediterranean |
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Greece, Hellenism and Rome: towards a geography of the Mediterranean, ca. 800BC-395ADThe end of Empire; References; Chapter 6 The Mediterranean in the Medieval and Renaissance World; Context and themes; Ideology, conquest and social structure; Economy, trade and urbanisation in the medieval Mediterranean; Crisis and Renaissance; References; Chapter 7 The Ottoman Mediterranean and its Transformation, ca. 1800-1920; The Ottoman Mediterranean, ca. 1800; Trajectories of change, ca. 1800-1920; The end of Empire; References; Chapter 8 Politics and Society in the Mediterranean Basin; Introduction |
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The historical development of the MediterraneanMediterranean unity; Diversity and division in the Mediterranean region; Unresolved conflicts; Conclusions; References; Chapter 9 Mediterranean Economies: The Dynamics of Uneven Development; Introduction; The historical roots of the contemporary economic scene; Geographies of development and underdevelopment; Differentials in human development; Trends in the geographical distribution of wealth; Agrarian change and the countryside in the non-European Mediterranean; Mediterranean and Middle Eastern oil; Oil and development |
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The modernisation of southern EuropeConclusions; References; Chapter 10 The European Union's Mediterranean Policy: From Pragmatism to Partnership; Introduction; The European Union's Mediterranean policy, 1957-72; The emergence of a 'global' Mediterranean policy after 1972; European Union policy towards the Mediterranean region since the mid-1980s; The Barcelona conference on EU policy towards the Mediterranean; Conclusions; References; Chapter 11 Population Growth: An Avoidable Crisis?; Introduction; Population in history; A demographic reservoir for Europe |
| Summary |
This book addresses contemporary geographical issues in the Mediterranean Basin from a perspective that recognizes the physical characteristics and cultural interactions which link the different Mediterranean states as a recognisable geographic entity. Sixteen chapters each deal with a major geographical issue currently facing the Mediterranean, each providing an invaluable summary of the extensive but widely dispersed literature relating to Mediterranean issues. Particular emphasis is placed on the interaction between society and environment in terms of environmental management, differential |
| Notes |
Current growth patterns: the Mediterranean as a demographic frontier |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Proudfoot, Lindsay
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Smith, Bernard J.
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| ISBN |
9781317859130 |
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1317859138 |
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