The Great Sea
Title | The Great Sea PDF eBook |
Author | David Abulafia |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | 816 |
Release | 2011-06-01 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 019971732X |
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, merchants, migrants, pirates, pilgrims-who have crossed and re-crossed it. Ranging from prehistory to the 21st century, The Great Sea is above all a history of human interaction. Interweaving major political and naval developments with the ebb and flow of trade, Abulafia explores how commercial competition in the Mediterranean created both rivalries and partnerships, with merchants acting as intermediaries between cultures, trading goods that were as exotic on one side of the sea as they were commonplace on the other. He stresses the remarkable ability of Mediterranean cultures to uphold the civilizing ideal of convivencia, "living together." Now available in paperback, The Great Sea is the definitive account of perhaps the most vibrant theater of human interaction in history.
The Great Sea
Title | The Great Sea PDF eBook |
Author | David Abulafia |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | 849 |
Release | 2011-10-13 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0195323343 |
"First published in Great Britain in 2011 by Allen Lane"--T.p. verso.
On the Shores of the Great Sea, Book I of the Story of the World
Title | On the Shores of the Great Sea, Book I of the Story of the World PDF eBook |
Author | M. B. Synge |
Publisher | Cosimo, Inc. |
Total Pages | 213 |
Release | 2013-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1602066183 |
"Volume 1 ... covers the history of the world from the 'days of Abraham' to the birth of Christ."--P. [4] of cover.
Great Sea Battles
Title | Great Sea Battles PDF eBook |
Author | Oliver Warner |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 303 |
Release | 1963 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The Mediterranean in History
Title | The Mediterranean in History PDF eBook |
Author | David Abulafia |
Publisher | Getty Publications |
Total Pages | 328 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781606060575 |
What is the Mediterranean? - Physical setting - Trading empires - Sea routes - Mare Nostrum - Christian Mediterranean - Resurgent Islam - Battleground of the European powers - Globalized Mediterranean.
The Great Sea War: The Story Of Naval Action In World War II
Title | The Great Sea War: The Story Of Naval Action In World War II PDF eBook |
Author | E. B. Potter |
Publisher | Pickle Partners Publishing |
Total Pages | 500 |
Release | 2015-11-06 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 178625705X |
A brilliant, concise and, perhaps, best single volume history of the Second World War at Sea. Written by veteran historian E. B. Potter during his time as resident historian at the United States Naval Academy this history is filled with action and analysis. As the conflict raged from the Pacific to the North Sea the author takes the action in each theater for the purposes of clarity but masterfully links the actions and events together to preserve the historical integrity of the work. A classic of Naval History.
The Last Great Sea
Title | The Last Great Sea PDF eBook |
Author | Terry Glavin |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 244 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9781550549546 |
By the author of numerous books of natural history, including "Dead Reckoning, " this is a voyage through the human and natural history of the North Pacific Ocean.