{"product_id":"a-companion-to-mediterranean-history-hardback-9780470659014","title":"A Companion to Mediterranean History (Hardback) 9780470659014","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to Mediterranean History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeregrine Horden (Edited by), P Horden (Author), Sharon Kinoshita (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470659014, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 12 March 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e504 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.2 x 17.8 x 3 cm, 0.925 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This central issue, whether the Mediterranean exists as a useful analytical category or is just a misleading, romanticized construct that has been self-actualized by the inhabitants, underpins this excellent companion.”  (\u003ci\u003eH-War\u003c\/i\u003e, March 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“It will surely hold the attention of both specialist researcher and general student alike.”  (\u003ci\u003eReference Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 December 2014\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Mediterranean History\u003c\/i\u003e presents a wide-ranging overview of this vibrant field of historical research, drawing together scholars from a range of disciplines to discuss the development of the region from Neolithic times to the present.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a valuable introduction to current debates on Mediterranean history and helps define the field for a new generation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers developments in the Mediterranean world from Neolithic times to the modern era\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnables fruitful dialogue among a wide range of disciplines, including  history, archaeology, art, literature, and anthropology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeregrine Horden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Climate and Vegetation 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Mediterranean Climate 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFredric Cheyette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Vegetative Mediterranean 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaolo Squatriti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Turning Points and Phases 43\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3 Mediterranean \"Prehistory\" 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCyprian Broodbank\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Ancient Mediterranean 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicholas Purcell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Medieval Mediterranean 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDominique Valérian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Early Modern Mediterranean 91\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMolly Greene\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Mediterranean Modernity? 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNaor Ben-Yehoyada\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Po-Mo Med 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Herzfeld\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Politics and Power 137\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Thalassocracies 139\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Abulafia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Nautical Technology 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRuthy Gertwagen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Piracy 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eClifford R. Backman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Cartography 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmilie Savage-Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Settlement and Society 201\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Settlement Patterns 203\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Bintliff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Cave Dwelling 219\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eValerie Ramseyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Family and Household 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaola Sacchi and Pier Paolo Viazzo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Disease 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Sallares\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Forms of Slavery 263\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYouval Rotman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Language and Culture 279\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Material Culture 281\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTehmina Goskar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Visual Culture 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCecily J. Hilsdale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Mediterranean Literature 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSharon Kinoshita\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Lingua Franca 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKarla Mallette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Hybridity 345\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteven A. Epstein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Religions in Conflict and Co-existence 359\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Ethno-Religious Minorities 361\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrian A. Catlos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Shared Sacred Places 378\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaria Couroucli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Jews 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFred Astren\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII the Mediterranean and a Wider World 409\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 The Mediterranean and the Atlantic 411\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeofilo F. 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