Geography, Technology, and War - Studies in the Maritime History of the Mediterranean, 649-1571

Klappentext A study of the technological limitations of maritime traffic in the Mediterranean! seen in conjunction with the geographical conditions within which it operated. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. The sea; 2. The ships; 3. Navigation: the routes and their implications; 4. The ninth and tenth centuries: Islam, Byzantium, and the West; 5. The twelfth and thirteenth centuries: the Crusader states; 6. Maritime traffic: the guerre de cours; 7. The Turks; 8. Epilogue: the Barbary corsairs; 9. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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• Authors: John Pryor, John H. Pryor, Pryor John H., Lyndal Roper
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.05.1992
• EAN: 9780521428927
• ISBN: 978-0-521-42892-7
• Dimensions: 142 mm x 215 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Past and Present Publications; Past and Present Publications
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; European History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Transportation, Mediterranean Sea, CE period up to c 1500, c 1500 onwards to present day, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Transport industries, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, c 500 to c 1000 CE, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Shipping industries