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The Collapse of the Eastern Mediterranean: Climate Change and the Decline of the East, 950–1072

Ronnie Ellenblum

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Description: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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Collapse of the Eastern Mediterranean: Climate Change and the Decline of the East, 950–1072. To get started finding The Collapse of the Eastern Mediterranean: Climate Change and the Decline of the East, 950–1072, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Collapse of the Eastern Mediterranean: Climate Change and the Decline of the East, 950–1072. To get started finding The Collapse of the Eastern Mediterranean: Climate Change and the Decline of the East, 950–1072, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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The Collapse of the Eastern Mediterranean: Climate Change and the Decline of the East, 950–1072

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