The collapse of the Eastern Mediterranean : climate change and the decline of the East, 950-1072
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Ellenblum, Roni
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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xii, 270 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
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Inhaltsangabe:
- Machine generated contents note: Part 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.
