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Autore |
Ellenblum Roni |
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Titolo |
The collapse of the eastern Mediterranean : climate change and the decline of the East, 950-1072 / / Ronnie Ellenblum, the Hebrew University of Jeruslaem [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012 |
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1-139-88905-2 |
1-139-56461-7 |
1-283-57497-7 |
1-139-55107-8 |
9786613887429 |
1-139-55603-7 |
1-139-55233-3 |
1-139-15105-3 |
1-139-54982-0 |
1-139-55478-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xii, 270 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Social change - Mediterranean Region - History - To 1500 |
Climate and civilization - Middle East - History - To 1500 |
Climatic changes - Social aspects - Middle East - History - To 1500 |
Mediterranean climate |
Islamic Empire |
Middle East Climate History To 1500 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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cities and deserted villages; 10. Food crises and accelerated Islamization; 11. Reflections. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 civilizations 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. |
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