Sea of the Caliphs - The Mediterranean in the Medieval Islamic World

Christophe Picard recounts the adventures of Muslim sailors who competed with Greek and Latin seamen for control of the 7th-century Mediterranean. By the time Christian powers took over trade routes in the 13th century, a Muslim identity that operated within, and in opposition to, Europe had been shaped by encounters across the sea of the caliphs.

About the author

Christophe Picard is Professor of History at the University of Paris 1, Panthéon-Sorbonne.

Summary

Christophe Picard recounts the adventures of Muslim sailors who competed with Greek and Latin seamen for control of the 7th-century Mediterranean. By the time Christian powers took over trade routes in the 13th century, a Muslim identity that operated within, and in opposition to, Europe had been shaped by encounters across the sea of the caliphs.

Product details

• Authors: Christophe Picard
• Assisted by: Nicholas Elliott (Translation), Elliott Nicholas (Translation)
• Publisher: Belknap press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2018
• EAN: 9780674660465
• ISBN: 978-0-674-66046-5
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 243 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Middle East / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, RELIGION / Islam / History, Middle East, Middle Eastern history, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Mediterranean countries, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Mediterranean countries / Mediterranean basin