The Islands of the Eastern Mediterranean: A History of Cross-Cultural Encounters (International Library of Ethnicity, Identity and Culture: Vol. 5)

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Synopsis
The Mediterranean, or 'Middle Sea', has long been regarded as the symbolic centre of European civilization. The binding water between Turkey, the Middle East, the trading communities of North Africa, and the European powerhouses Italy, France and Greece, a history of this sea is a new and vital way of understanding the history of the societies which have flourished in the region. The Islands of the Eastern Mediterranean charts the story of the water as both connector and border, and analyses the islands role in world history. From Mehmed II's efforts to conquer the old Roman Empire, through the claims of Rhodes and the role of the Aegean Islands in Ottoman international relations, to the British in Cyprus and the present-day tensions surrounding the region.
Copyright:
2014

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ISBN-13:
9780857737397
Related ISBNs:
9781780766294
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Bloomsbury Publishing
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Language:
English
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Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies, Politics and Government
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