{"product_id":"the-mountains-of-the-mediterranean-world-paperback-9780521522885","title":"The Mountains of the Mediterranean World (Paperback) 9780521522885","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Mountains of the Mediterranean World\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn environmental history of the mountain areas of Turkey, Greece, Italy, Spain, and Morocco.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJ. R. McNeill (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521522885, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 18 December 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e448 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.9 x 2.8 cm, 0.66 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book describes and analyses the environmental history of the mountain areas of the Mediterranean world, focusing on Turkey, Greece, Italy, Spain, and Morocco. The author examines the land and its people and concludes that great changes in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries created the often barren and depopulated countrysides of today. These changes, he suggests, lie behind much of the social and political turbulence of modern times as mountain people came to terms with worsening conditions. Written in a lively style, the book is the first environmental history of the Mediterranean area.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations and tables\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Note on transliteration\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e 1. The argument: ecology, economy, shells, and skeletons\u003cbr\u003e 2. Mediterranean mountain environments\u003cbr\u003e 3. The deep history of Mediterranean landscapes\u003cbr\u003e 4. Material life in the mountain environment, 1700–1900\u003cbr\u003e 5. Population, settlement, and landscapes\u003cbr\u003e 6. Political economy and mountain landscapes\u003cbr\u003e 7. The changing landscape since 1800\u003cbr\u003e 8. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909189067032,"sku":"9780521522885","price":30.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521522885i_ca0be320-08c4-4c06-a80f-a48452a78a5c.jpg?v=1691383674","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-mountains-of-the-mediterranean-world-paperback-9780521522885","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}