The Corrupting Sea

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A Study of Mediterranean History

By Peregrine Horden and Nicholas Purcell

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The Corrupting Sea explores the complex interplay of human society and the Mediterranean environment over two millennia. The authors, Peregrine Horden and Nicholas Purcell, delve into how geography and climate influenced historical developments, shaping cultures, economies, and interactions across the region. The book offers a wide-reaching examination of the Mediterranean's history, focusing on its role as a cradle of cultural exchange and transformation.
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This book may appeal to you if you're fascinated by the complexities of Mediterranean history and how geography and ecology have influenced human societies over centuries. It offers a profound exploration of cultural exchanges, economic networks, and the diverse lifestyles that thrived around the Mediterranean basin. You might enjoy the detailed and interdisciplinary approach that examines both the connectivity and fragmentation of one of history's most vibrant regions.

The Corrupting Sea

An analysis of the relationship between man and his physical and biological environment in the Mediterranean region over 2000 years. It covers issues such as historiography, patterns of settlement and demographic change, religious cult sites, climate, disease, deforestation, technological innovation and anthropology of Mediterranean communities.

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The Corrupting Sea is a history of the relationship between people and their environments in the Mediterranean region over some 3,000 years. It offers a novel analysis of this relationship in terms of microecologies and the often extensive networks to which they belong.

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The Corrupting Sea is widely praised for its groundbreaking reassessment of pre-industrial Mediterranean history. Reviewers commend the authors for their masterful synthesis of a vast array of disciplines, challenging long-held assumptions and offering fresh perspectives on human-environment relationships. The book is noted for its comprehensive narrative, making it an essential read for scholars across various fields.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780631218906

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 January 2000

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 43.0mm

Width: 165.0mm

Height: 241.0mm

Weight: 1293g

Pages: 784

Collections

Ancient & Classical History European History Global History History & Military Nicholas Purcell Non-Fiction Peregrine Horden

About the Author

Peregrine Horden is Wellcome Trust Research Lecturer in the History of Medicine, Royal Holloway, University of London. Nicholas Purcell is Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History, St John's College, Oxford. They began studying Mediterranean history when both were Fellows of All Souls College, Oxford.