Ebook: A Companion to Mediterranean History

A Companion to Mediterranean History presents a wide-ranging overview of this vibrant field of historical research, drawing together scholars from a range of disciplines to discuss the development of the region from Neolithic times to the present. *Provides a valuable introduction to current debates on Mediterranean history and helps define the field for a new generation; *Covers developments in the Mediterranean world from Neolithic times to the modern era; *Enables fruitful dialogue among a wide range of disciplines, including history, archaeology, art, literature, and anthropology.;Climate and vegetation: The Mediterranean climate / Fredric Cheyette ; The vegetative Mediterranean / Paolo Squatriti -- Turning points and phases: Mediterranean "prehistory" / Cyprian Broodbank ; The ancient Mediterranean / Nicholas Purcell ; The medieval Mediterranean / Dominique Valérian ; The early modern Mediterranean / Molly Greene ; Mediterranean modernity? / Naor Ben-Yehoyada ; Po-mo Med / Michael Herzfeld -- Politics and Power: Thalassocracies / David Abulafia ; Nautical technology / Ruthy Gertwagen ; Piracy / Clifford R. Backman ; Cartography / Emilie Savage-Smith -- Settlement and Society: Settlement patterns / John Bintliff ; Cave dwelling / Valerie Ramseyer ; Family and household / Paola Sacchi and Pier Paolo Viazzo ; Disease / Robert Sallares ; Forms of slavery / Youval Rotman -- Language and Culture: Material culture / Tehmina Goskar ; Visual culture / Cecily J. Hilsdale ; Mediterranean literature / Sharon Kinoshita ; Lingua franca / Karla Mallette ; Hybridity / Steven A. Epstein -- Religions in conflict and co-existence: Ethno-religious minorities / Brian A. Catlos ; Shared sacred places / Maria Couroucli ; Jews / Fred Astren -- The Mediterranean and a wider world: The Mediterranean and the Atlantic / Teofilo F. Ruiz ; The Mediterranean and Africa / Ray A. Kea ; The Mediterranean and Asia / Nicholas Doumanis ; The Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean / Elizabeth Ann Pollard.