{"product_id":"the-mediterranean-in-history-9780500296219","title":"The Mediterranean in History","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mediterranean has been the meeting-place of the cultures of Europe, Asia, and Africa, the battleground of races and nations, and the focus of three great religions: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Abulafia, doyen of Mediterranean scholars, has brought together a team of leading specialists from many countries to tell this enthralling and complex story as a connected narrative: from the physical setting, the prehistoric traders, and the struggle between Phoenicians, Greeks, and Etruscans ending in Roman victory, to the post-Roman nations, the Christian and Islamic powers, domination by England and France, and finally the twentieth century, divided between war and mass tourism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis study covers all of recorded history, incorporating recent research and tools ranging from linguistics to underwater archaeology, accompanied by spectacular illustrations. Here is the only complete and up-to-date overview of one of the great themes of world history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Mediterranean in History\u003c\/em\u003e is accompanied by 28 illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46850338586860,"sku":"9780500296219","price":31.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2783053482366.jpg?v=1759082448","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-mediterranean-in-history-9780500296219","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}