This study examines environmental disasters in the Levant. The data is drawn from contemporary sources. The main aim is to determine the long and short-term repercussions of environmental disasters on the regional affairs during the Crusader, Ayyubid and Mamluk periods.
Contents
pt. 1. Droughts and famines -- pt. 2. Earthquakes and the politics of mass destruction -- pt. 3. Small and destructive enemies -- pt. 4. Dearth, crisis and violence.
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