The Middle Sea : a history of the Mediterranean / John Julius Norwich.

Author/creator Norwich, John Julius
Format Book
Edition1st U.S. ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Doubleday, ©2006.
Descriptionxviii, 667 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents Ancient Greece -- Rome : the Republic -- Rome : the early Empire -- Islam -- Medieval Italy -- The Christian counter-attack -- The two diasporas -- Stupor Mundi -- The end of outremer -- The close of the Middle Ages -- The Fall of Constantinople -- The Catholic kings and the Italian adventure -- The King, the Emperor and the Sultan -- Barbary and the Barbarossas -- Malta and Cyprus -- Lepanto and the Spanish conspiracy -- Crete and the Peloponnese -- The Wars of Succession -- The Siege of Gibraltar -- The young Napoleon -- Neapolitan interlude -- Egypt after Napoleon -- The settlement of Europe -- Freedom for Greece -- Mohammed Ali and north Africa-- The quarantotto -- Risorgimento -- The queens and the Carlists -- Egypt and the Canal -- The Balkan wars -- The Great War -- The peace.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 603-609) and index.
LCCN 2006026071
ISBN0385510233
ISBN9780385510233

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks DE80 .N67 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold