Reviewed in the United States on January 5, Verified Purchase. The Great Sea—David Abulafia 5 stars. The Great Sea is a history of the Mediterranean from a human perspective in that it covers the history of the lands surrounding the sea by telling the stories of the peoples who lived there throughout bltadwin.ru by: Abstract. 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; Author: David Abulafia. British historian David Abulafia has written the first complete history of the Mediterranean Sea and its people. Ranging from time when it has been one of the great centers of civilization, so often joining three continents and many diverse societies, till nowadays when the Mediterranean Sea is a frontier dividing the continents from one another/5().
The Great Sea A Human History of the Mediterranean David Abulafia. A magisterial account of the human history of the Mediterranean Sea from the Copper and Bronze Ages through modern times. David Abulafia is an accomplished expert in the field, having spent over a decade as Professor of Mediterranean History at the University of Cambridge. The Great Sea by David Abulafia - review. David Abulafia's history of the Mediterranean takes in ancient empires and modern tourists. For over three thousand years, the Mediterranean Sea has been one of the great centres of civilization. David Abulafia's The Great Sea is the first complete. David Abulfia's The Boundless Sea is a hugely ambitious masterpiece and quite rightly was the winner of this year's Wolfson prize for history. It is a mighty thassolo-gasm and a triumphant successor to his wonderful history of the Mediterranean.
The ObserverHistory books. The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean by David Abulafia — review. This magnificent history shows how a narrow strip of sea became a meeting place of. Abstract. 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. The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean is a book by the British historian David Abulafia. First published in , it is a history of the Mediterranean Sea from 22, BC to the present time, and provides one of the most comprehensive treatments of the subject since the works of Fernand Braudel.
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