The Mediterranean world : from the fall of Rome to the rise of Napoleon
Title:
The Mediterranean world : from the fall of Rome to the rise of Napoleon
Author:
O'Connell, Monique, 1974-
Dursteler, Eric.
ISBN:
9781421419015
Publication Information:
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2016.
Physical Description:
xi, 318 p., 16 unnumbered p. of plates : ill., maps ; 26 cm
Abstract:
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.
The waning of the Roman Mediterranean -- Forging new traditions: Islamic and Christian societies -- Early Medieval economies and cultures -- Reshaping political communities: Christian and Muslim Holy Wars -- Crossing boundaries: Medieval frontier societies -- Commerce, conquest, and travel -- Crisis and consolidation in state and society -- The Renaissance bazaar -- Mediterranean empires: Habsburg, Venetian, and Ottoman -- Life on the frontier: migration and conversion, piracy and slaves -- Mediterranean transformations -- The waning of the early modern Mediterranean.
Subject:
| Mediterranean Region -- History -- 476-1517. |
| Mediterranean Region -- History -- 1517-1789. |
| Mediterranean Region -- History -- 1789-1815. |
Summary:
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.
The waning of the Roman Mediterranean -- Forging new traditions: Islamic and Christian societies -- Early Medieval economies and cultures -- Reshaping political communities: Christian and Muslim Holy Wars -- Crossing boundaries: Medieval frontier societies -- Commerce, conquest, and travel -- Crisis and consolidation in state and society -- The Renaissance bazaar -- Mediterranean empires: Habsburg, Venetian, and Ottoman -- Life on the frontier: migration and conversion, piracy and slaves -- Mediterranean transformations -- The waning of the early modern Mediterranean.