The Mediterranean world : from the fall of Rome to the rise of Napoleon / Monique O'Connell, Eric R. Dursteler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Connell, Monique, 1974- author.

Dursteler, Eric, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mediterranean Region--History--476-1517.

Mediterranean Region.

History.

Mediterranean Region--History--1517-1789.

Mediterranean Region--History--1789-1815.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 318 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016.

Summary:

Located at the intersection of Asia, Africa, and Europe, the Mediterranean has connected societies for millennia, creating a shared space of intense economic, cultural, and political interaction. Greek temples in Sicily, Roman ruins in North Africa, and Ottoman fortifications in Greece serve as reminders that the Mediterranean has never been a place with fixed national boundaries or stable ethnic and religious identities. In The Mediterranean World, Monique O'Connell and Eric R Dursteler examine the history of this contested region from the medieval to the early modern era, beginning with the fall of Rome around 500 CE and closing with Napoleon's attempted conquest of Egypt in 1798. Arguing that the Mediterranean should be studied as a singular unit, the authors structure their narrative around four interlocking themes-mobility, state development, commerce, and frontiers. This beautifully illustrated book brings new dimensions to the concepts of Mediterranean nationality and identity. Book jacket.

Contents:

The waning of the Roman Mediterranean

Forging new traditions: Islamic and Christian societies

Early Medieval economies and cultures

Reshaping political communities: Christian and Muslim Holy Wars

Crossing boundaries: Medieval frontier societies

Commerce, conquest, and travel

Crisis and consolidation in state and society

The Renaissance bazaar

Mediterranean empires: Hapsburg, Venetian, and Ottoman

Life on the frontier: inquisition and conversion, piracy and slaves

Mediterranean transformations

The waning of the early modern Mediterranean.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781421419015

1421419017

OCLC:

921240187