The Mediterranean: an environmental history

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A study of the interplay between the environment and the peoples of the Mediterranean from earliest times. It charts the environmental challenges with case studies of the agriculture of ancient Mesopotamia, how climatic change contributed to the downfall of the Roman Empire, and the impact of dam building at Aswan.

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Full title :The Mediterranean : an environmental history / J. Donald Hughes.

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Publication Date:©2005.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):ABC-Clio
Place of Publication:Santa Barbara, Calif
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2005.

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Description:1 online resource (1 volume)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1576078116, 9781576078112, 9781576078105, 1576078108, 1280720697, 9781280720697
oclc:ocm60395127
LC Classification:GF541
Dewey Decimal:304.2/0182/2

The Mediterranean Environment and Its First Human Inhabitants -- Environmental Impacts of Early Civilizations -- The Mediterranean in the Middle Ages -- The Early Modern Period (1492-1799) -- The Modern Era (1800-1959) -- Contemporary Trends and Concerns (1960-2004) -- Case Studies.

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ecology Geschichte Historische geografie human ecology Human ecology -- Mediterranean Region HUMANÖKOLOGIE Mediterranean Region Mediterranean Region -- Environmental c… Milieuverandering Mittelmeerraum SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Geography Umwelt