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Autore |
Epstein Steven <1952-> |
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Titolo |
Purity lost : transgressing boundaries in the Eastern Mediterranean, 1000-1400 / / Steven A. Epstein |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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0-8018-9212-0 |
1-4356-9208-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (265 p.) |
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Collana |
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The Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science ; ; 124th ser., 3 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cultural relations |
Middle East Relations |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-242) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The perception of difference -- Mixed relationships in the archipelago -- Treaties and diplomacy -- Renegades and opportunists -- Human and angelic faces. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Epstein reveals the modern view of cultural, ethnic, and religious purity in the early modern Mediterranean as a mirage, and he offers new insights into how present-day conceptions about creed, color, ethnicity, and language originated. |
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