The Resource The Great Sea : a Human History of the Mediterranean
The Great Sea : a Human History of the Mediterranean
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Resource Information
The item The Great Sea : a Human History of the Mediterranean represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Missouri University of Science & Technology Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- Situated at the intersection of Europe, Asia, and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea has been for millenia the place where religions, economies, and political systems met, clashed, influenced and absorbed one another. 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, merchants, migrants, pirates, pilgrims--who have crossed and recrossed it. Ranging from prehistory to the 21st century, The Great Sea is above all the history of
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (849 pages)
- Contents
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- Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; System of Transliteration and Dating; Preface; Introduction: A Sea with Many Names; PART ONE: The First Mediterranean, 22000 BC-1000 BC; PART TWO: The Second Mediterranean, 1000 BC-AD 600; PART THREE: The Third Mediterranean, 600-1350; PART FOUR: The Fourth Mediterranean, 1350-1830; PART FIVE: The Fifth Mediterranean, 1830-2010; Conclusion: Crossing the Sea; Further Reading; Notes; Index
- Isbn
- 9780199717323
- Label
- The Great Sea : a Human History of the Mediterranean
- Title
- The Great Sea
- Title remainder
- a Human History of the Mediterranean
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Situated at the intersection of Europe, Asia, and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea has been for millenia the place where religions, economies, and political systems met, clashed, influenced and absorbed one another. 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, merchants, migrants, pirates, pilgrims--who have crossed and recrossed it. Ranging from prehistory to the 21st century, The Great Sea is above all the history of
- Cataloging source
- EBLCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Abulafia, David
- Dewey number
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- 909.09
- 909.09822
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- D973 .A28 2011
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Intercultural communication
- Mediterranean Region
- Mediterranean Region
- Mediterranean Sea
- Civilization
- Intercultural communication
- Mediterranean Region
- Mediterranean Sea
- Middellandse Zee
- Label
- The Great Sea : a Human History of the Mediterranean
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- Content type MARC source
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- Contents
- Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; System of Transliteration and Dating; Preface; Introduction: A Sea with Many Names; PART ONE: The First Mediterranean, 22000 BC-1000 BC; PART TWO: The Second Mediterranean, 1000 BC-AD 600; PART THREE: The Third Mediterranean, 600-1350; PART FOUR: The Fourth Mediterranean, 1350-1830; PART FIVE: The Fifth Mediterranean, 1830-2010; Conclusion: Crossing the Sea; Further Reading; Notes; Index
- Control code
- 754582272
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (849 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780199717323
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)754582272
- Label
- The Great Sea : a Human History of the Mediterranean
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; System of Transliteration and Dating; Preface; Introduction: A Sea with Many Names; PART ONE: The First Mediterranean, 22000 BC-1000 BC; PART TWO: The Second Mediterranean, 1000 BC-AD 600; PART THREE: The Third Mediterranean, 600-1350; PART FOUR: The Fourth Mediterranean, 1350-1830; PART FIVE: The Fifth Mediterranean, 1830-2010; Conclusion: Crossing the Sea; Further Reading; Notes; Index
- Control code
- 754582272
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (849 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780199717323
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)754582272
Subject
- Civilization
- Electronic books
- History
- Intercultural communication
- Intercultural communication -- Mediterranean Region -- History
- Mediterranean Region
- Mediterranean Region -- History
- Mediterranean Sea
- Mediterranean Sea -- History
- Middellandse Zee
- Mediterranean Region -- Civilization
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