bokomslag The Collapse of the Eastern Mediterranean
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The Collapse of the Eastern Mediterranean

Ronnie Ellenblum

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  • 284 sidor
  • 2013
As a 'Medieval Warm Period' prevailed in Western Europe during the tenth and eleventh centuries, the eastern Mediterranean region, from the Nile to the Oxus, was suffering from a series of climatic disasters which led to the decline of some of the most important civilizations and cultural centres of the time. This provocative study argues that many well-documented but apparently disparate events - such as recurrent drought and famine in Egypt, mass migrations in the steppes of central Asia, and the decline in population in urban centres such as Baghdad and Constantinople - are connected and should be understood within the broad context of climate change. Drawing on a wealth of textual and archaeological evidence, Ronnie Ellenblum explores the impact of climatic and ecological change across the eastern Mediterranean in this period, to offer a new perspective on why this was a turning point in the history of the Islamic world.
  • Författare: Ronnie Ellenblum
  • Format: Pocket/Paperback
  • ISBN: 9781107688735
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 284
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2013-12-05
  • Förlag: Cambridge University Press