The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean
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The acclaimed history of the Mediterranean, from the ancient world to the present
For over three thousand years, the Mediterranean Sea has been one of the great centres of civilization. David Abulafia's The Great Sea is the first complete history of the Mediterranean, from the erection of temples on Malta around 3500 BC to modern tourism. Ranging across time and the whole extraordinary space of the Mediterranean from Gibraltar to Jaffa, Genoa to Tunis, and bringing to life pilgrims, pirates, sultans and naval commanders, this is the story of the sea that has shaped much of world history.
Author: David Abulafia
Format: Paperback, 816 pages, 128mm x 197mm, 601 g
Published: 2014, Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom
Genre: History: World & General
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The acclaimed history of the Mediterranean, from the ancient world to the present
For over three thousand years, the Mediterranean Sea has been one of the great centres of civilization. David Abulafia's The Great Sea is the first complete history of the Mediterranean, from the erection of temples on Malta around 3500 BC to modern tourism. Ranging across time and the whole extraordinary space of the Mediterranean from Gibraltar to Jaffa, Genoa to Tunis, and bringing to life pilgrims, pirates, sultans and naval commanders, this is the story of the sea that has shaped much of world history.
The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean