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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
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"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 civilisations 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"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Part I. The collapse of the Eastern Mediterranean. 1. Presenting the events ; 2. Deconstructing a 'collapse' ; 3. 950-1027--An impending disaster -- Part II. Regional domino effects in the Eastern Mediterranean, 1027-60 AD. 4. The collapse of Iran ; 5. The fall of Baghdad ; 6. A crumbling empire: the Pechenegs and the decimation of Byzantium ; 7. Egypt and its provinces, 1050s-1070s -- Part III. Cities and minorities. 8. Jerusalem and the decline of classical cities ; 9. Water supply, declining cities and deserted villages ; 10. Food crises and accelerated Islamization ; 11. Reflections. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Islamic Empire.
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Islamic Empire. |
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Social change -- Mediterranean Region -- History -- To 1500.
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Social change. |
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Mediterranean Region. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
To 1500 |
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Climate and civilization -- Middle East -- History -- To 1500.
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Climate and civilization. |
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Middle East. |
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Climatic changes -- Social aspects -- Middle East -- History -- To 1500.
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Climatic changes -- Social aspects. |
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Mediterranean climate.
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Mediterranean climate. |
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Middle East -- Climate -- History -- To 1500.
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Climatology. |
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Middle East Region. |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ellenblum, Roni. Collapse of the eastern Mediterranean. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012 9781107023352 (DLC) 2012004204 (OCoLC)779097157 |
| ISBN |
9781139549820 (electronic book) |
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1139549820 (electronic book) |
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9781139552332 |
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1139552333 |
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9781139151054 (electronic book) |
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1139151053 (electronic book) |
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9781139554787 |
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1139554786 |
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9781107023352 |
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1107023351 |
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40021424576 |
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