Climate change : environment and civilization in the Middle East
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Climate change : environment and civilization in the Middle East
Springer, 2004
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This survey of the ancient levels of lakes, rivers and the sea, as well as changes in the compositions of stalagmites and sediments reveals an astonishing correlation of climate changes with the emergence and collapse of civilizations in the Middle East. Each warm period has been characterized by aridization, economic crisis and mass migration, whereas cold periods brought abundant rain, prosperity and settlement in the arid lands. The authors conclude that climate change has been the decisive factor in the history surrounding the origins of the "cradle of civilization".
Table of Contents
The Pendulum of Paradigms.- Constructing the Jigsaw Puzzle of Paleoclimates.- The Near East: A Bridge from the Garden of Eden to the Fields of Toil.- The Great Transition - from Farming Villages to Urban Centers.- The Urban Revolution and the Dawn of History.- Dark Age, Renaissance, and Decay.- Migrations and Settlings.- The Age of Iron and Empires.- Crusaders, Mamluks, and Ottomans on the Eve of the Era of Industry.- An Epilogue.- Glossary.
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