Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean

by David Abulafia

Book Overview

Connecting Europe, Asia, and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea has been for millennia the place where religions, economies, and political systems met, clashed, influenced and absorbed one another. In this brilliant and expansive book, David Abulafia offers a fresh perspective by focusing on the sea itself: its practical importance for transport and sustenance; its dynamic role in the rise and fall of empires; and the remarkable cast of characters-sailors,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195323343
• ISBN13: 9780195323344
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 816 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.3" x 6.4" x 9.4"