LEADER 03915nam 22007092 450 001 9910462462903321 005 20151005020622.0 010 $a1-139-88905-2 010 $a1-139-56461-7 010 $a1-283-57497-7 010 $a1-139-55107-8 010 $a9786613887429 010 $a1-139-55603-7 010 $a1-139-55233-3 010 $a1-139-15105-3 010 $a1-139-54982-0 010 $a1-139-55478-6 035 $a(OCoLC)808366421 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000704167 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11432193 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000704167 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10703809 035 $a(PQKB)10880569 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781139151054 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC989160 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL989160 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10591075 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL388742 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000234786 100 $a20110905d2012|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe collapse of the eastern Mediterranean $eclimate change and the decline of the East, 950-1072 /$fRonnie Ellenblum, the Hebrew University of Jeruslaem$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 270 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a1-107-68873-6 311 $a1-107-02335-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPart 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. 330 $aAs 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. 606 $aSocial change$zMediterranean Region$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aClimate and civilization$zMiddle East$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aClimatic changes$xSocial aspects$zMiddle East$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aMediterranean climate 607 $aIslamic Empire 607 $aMiddle East$xClimate$xHistory$yTo 1500 615 0$aSocial change$xHistory 615 0$aClimate and civilization$xHistory 615 0$aClimatic changes$xSocial aspects$xHistory 615 0$aMediterranean climate. 676 $a909/.09822401 700 $aEllenblum$b Roni$0853650 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462462903321 996 $aThe collapse of the eastern Mediterranean$91906037 997 $aUNINA