The collapse of the eastern Mediterranean : climate change and the decline of the East, 950-1072

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The collapse of the eastern Mediterranean : climate change and the decline of the East, 950-1072

Ronnie Ellenblum

Cambridge University Press, 2012

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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As a 'Medieval Warm Period' prevailed in Western Europe during the tenth and eleventh centuries, the eastern Mediterranean region, from the Nile to the Oxus, was suffering from a series of climatic disasters which led to the decline of some of the most important civilizations and cultural centres of the time. This provocative study argues that many well-documented but apparently disparate events - such as recurrent drought and famine in Egypt, mass migrations in the steppes of central Asia, and the decline in population in urban centres such as Baghdad and Constantinople - are connected and should be understood within the broad context of climate change. Drawing on a wealth of textual and archaeological evidence, Ronnie Ellenblum explores the impact of climatic and ecological change across the eastern Mediterranean in this period, to offer a new perspective on why this was a turning point in the history of the Islamic world.

目次

  • Part I. The Collapse of the Eastern Mediterranean: 1. Presenting the events
  • 2. Deconstructing a 'collapse'
  • 3. 950-1027 - an impending disaster
  • Part II. Regional Domino Effects in the Eastern Mediterranean, 1027-60 AD: 4. The collapse of Iran
  • 5. The fall of Baghdad
  • 6. A crumbling empire: the Pechenegs and the decimation of Byzantium
  • 7. Egypt and its provinces, 1050s-1070s
  • Part III. Cities and Minorities: 8. Jerusalem and the decline of classical cities
  • 9. Water supply, declining cities and deserted villages
  • 10. Food crises and accelerated Islamization
  • 11. Reflections.

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