| Rethinking the Mediterranean Contributor(s): Harris, W. V. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0199265453 ISBN-13: 9780199265459 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $85.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2005 Annotation: In this collection of essays, an international group of renowned scholars attempt to establish the theoretical basis for studying the ancient and medieval history of the Mediterranean Sea and the lands around it. In so doing they range far afield to other Mediterraneans, real and imaginary, as distant as Brazil and Japan. Their work is an essential tool for understanding the Mediterranean, pre-modern and modern alike. It speaks to ancient and medieval historians, to archaeologists, anthropologists and all historians with environmental interests, and not least to classicists. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - General - History | Europe - Medieval - History | Essays |
| Dewey: 930 |
| LCCN: 2004025112 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.08" W x 8.78" (1.62 lbs) 440 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Mediterranean |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this collection of essays, an international group of renowned scholars attempt to establish the theoretical basis for studying the ancient and medieval history of the Mediterranean Sea and the lands around it. In so doing they range far afield to other Mediterraneans, real and imaginary, as distant as Brazil and Japan. Their work is an essential tool for understanding the Mediterranean, pre-modern and modern alike. It speaks to ancient and medieval historians, to archaeologists, anthropologists and all historians with environmental interests, and not least to classicists. |