Climate Change -: Environment and History of the Near East

by Arie S. Issar and Mattanyah Zohar

Book Overview

The Pendulum of Paradigms.- Constructing the Jigsaw Puzzle of Palaeo-Climates.- The Near East: A Bridge from the Garden of Eden to the Fields of Toil.- The Great Transition - From Farming Villages to Urban Centers.- The Urban Revolution and the Dawn of History.- Dark Age, Renaissance, and Decay.- Migrations and Settlings.- The Age of Iron and Empires.- Crusaders, Mamluks, and Ottomans on the Eve of the Era of Industry (ca. 800 C.E. to the Present).-...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642089240
• ISBN13: 9783642089244
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"