{"product_id":"the-western-mediterranean-and-the-world-isbn-9781405188173","title":"The Western Mediterranean and the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the Straits of Gibraltar to Sicily, the European northern Mediterranean nations to the shores of North Africa, the western Mediterranean is a unique cultural and sociopolitical entity which has had a singular role in shaping today’s global society. \u003ci\u003eThe Western Mediterranean and the World\u003c\/i\u003e is the fascinating story of the rise of that peculiar world and of its evolution from the end of the Western Roman Empire to the present. Uniquely, rather than present the history of the region as a strict chronological progression, the author takes a thematic approach, telling his story through a series of vignettes, case studies, and original accounts so as to provide a more immediate sense of what life in and around the Mediterranean was like from the end of the Roman Empire in the West to the present immigration crisis now unfolding in Mediterranean waters. Emphasizing the development of religion and language and the enduring synergies and struggles between Christian, Jews, and Muslims on both shores of the western sea, Dr. Ruiz connects the region to the larger world and locates the development of Mediterranean societies within a global context.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes the move from religious and linguistic unity under Roman rule to the fragmented cultural landscape of today\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the relationship of language, culture, and geography, focusing on the role of language formation and linguistic identity in the emergence of national communities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTraces the movements of peoples across regions and their encounters with new geographical, cultural, and political realities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses the emergence of various political identities and how they developed into set patterns of political organization\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmphasizes the theme of encounters as seen from Christian, Muslim, and Jewish perspectives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile it is sure to become a definitive text for university courses on Mediterranean history, \u003ci\u003eThe Western Mediterranean and the World\u003c\/i\u003e will also have great appeal among scholars of the Mediterranean as well as general readers of history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of The Blackwell History of the World Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe goal of this ambitious series is to provide an accessible source of knowledge about the entire human past, for every curious person in every part of the world. It will comprise some two dozen volumes, of which some provide synoptic views of the history of particular regions while others consider the world as a whole during a particular period of time. The volumes are narrative in form, giving balanced attention to social and cultural history (in the broadest sense) as well as to institutional development and political change. Each provides a systematic account of a very large subject, but they are also both imaginative and interpretative. The Series is intended to be accessible to the widest possible readership, and the accessibility of its volumes is matched by the style of presentation and production.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeries Editor’s Preface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Western Mediterranean: Sites of Encounter and Cultural Production 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Geography, History, and Cultural Contexts 17\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Imperatives of Geography and Climate: Sea and Land in the Western Mediterranean 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 History in the Mediterranean: From Unity to Fragmentation, circa 450 CE until the Early Modern World 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 History in the Mediterranean: The Making of the Modern World 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Religions of the Western Mediterranean: Unity and Fragmentation in the Religious History of the Sea 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Religions of the Western Mediterranean: Conversos and Renegades 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Language, Culture, and Community in the Western Mediterranean 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Mediterranean Encounters 169\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Encounters I: Traveling in the Western Mediterranean 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Encounters II: The Mediterranean as a Site of Conflict, Movement, and Encounter 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Between Two Worlds: Iberia, Sicily, Tunis, Algiers, and Marseille 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 On the Waters of the Western Mediterranean: Islands and Towns 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Epilogue: The Western Mediterranean and the World 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 335\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e TEOFILO F. RUIZ, PhD is Distinguished Professor of History and of Spanish and Portuguese Literature, at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA. A scholar of the social and popular culture of late medieval and early modern Spain, Dr. Ruiz received the UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award in 2008, and was selected the Faculty Research lecturer for 2011-12. He received a National Humanities Medal in 2011 for his \"inspired teaching and writing,\" a doctor honoris causa from the Universidad de Cantabria, Spain in 2017.      \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e From the Straits of Gibraltar to Sicily, the European northern Mediterranean nations to the shores of North Africa, the western Mediterranean is a unique cultural and sociopolitical entity which has had a singular role in shaping today's global society. \u003cem\u003eThe Western Mediterranean and the World\u003c\/em\u003e is the fascinating story of the rise of that peculiar world and of its evolution from the end of the Western Roman Empire to the present. Uniquely, rather than present the history of the region as a strict chronological progression, the author takes a thematic approach, telling his story through a series of vignettes, case studies, and original accounts so as to provide a more immediate sense of what life in and around the Mediterranean was like from the end of the Roman Empire in the West to the present immigration crisis now unfolding in Mediterranean waters. Emphasizing the development of religion and language and the enduring synergies and struggles between Christian, Jews, and Muslims on both shores of the western sea, Dr. Ruiz connects the region to the larger world and locates the development of Mediterranean societies within a global context.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes the move from religious and linguistic unity under Roman rule to the fragmented cultural landscape of today\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the relationship of language, culture, and geography, focusing on the role of language formation and linguistic identity in the emergence of national communities \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTraces the movements of peoples across regions and their encounters with new geographical, cultural, and political realities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses the emergence of various political identities and how they developed into set patterns of political organization\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmphasizes the theme of encounters as seen from Christian, Muslim, and Jewish perspectives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cp\u003e While it is sure to become a definitive text for university courses on Mediterranean history, \u003cem\u003eThe Western Mediterranean and the World\u003c\/em\u003e will also have great appeal among scholars of the Mediterranean as well as general readers of history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990366372069,"sku":"NP9781405188173","price":62.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405188173.jpg?v=1761787533","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-western-mediterranean-and-the-world-isbn-9781405188173","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}