Chine Moderne: Ou Description Historique, Geographique Et Litteraire, Part 1-2 (1853)

Guillaume Pauthier,Louis Bazin

Chine Moderne: Ou Description Historique, Geographique Et Litteraire, Part 1-2 (1853)
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Kessinger Publishing
Country
United States
Published
10 September 2010
Pages
712
ISBN
9781168163103

Chine Moderne: Ou Description Historique, Geographique Et Litteraire, Part 1-2 (1853)

Guillaume Pauthier,Louis Bazin

In this richly illustrated volume, eight distinguished historians explore the facts, themes, and epochs of the history of the Great Sea : the physical setting; the rivalry between Carthaginians, Greeks, and Etruscans for control of sea routes; unification under Rome and the subsequent break up into Western Christendom, Byzantium, and Islam; the Crusades; commerce in medieval times; the Ottoman resurgence; the rivalry of European powers from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries; and the globalization of the region in the last century.

The book departs from the traditional view of Mediterranean history with its emphasis on the influences of physical geography. Instead it regards physical context as a staging ground for decisive action with, at center stage, human catalysts at all levels of society–from great kings and emperors to the sailors of medieval Amalfi to the Sephardic Jews who were expelled from Spain in 1492. The authors describe how these groups interacted with one another across the sea, enjoying commercial and political ties as well as sharing ideas and religious beliefs.

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