Mediterranean Rivers in Global Perspective

Markus Koller

ISBN 10: 3506786369 / ISBN 13: 9783506786364

Published by Brill Schöningh, Brill | Schöningh Feb 2020, 2020

Neuware - Rivers in the Mediterranean have always been hotspots of social formation. From antiquity to the present, rivers were important sources of fresh water, transport routes and energy suppliers as well as spaces of interaction between sea, coast and hinterland. This volume takes up recent debates on the spatial turn and global history, which have fundamentally changed notions of the Mediterranean as a natural given and of larger areas as well-defined entities. After an introduction to the relevant research contexts, it offers a collection of articles on the conceptualization of river histories, the Mediterranean and its rivers, and river studies from around the globe. Seller Inventory # 9783506786364

Synopsis:

Rivers in the Mediterranean have always been hotspots of social formation. From antiquity to the present, rivers were important sources of fresh water, transport routes and energy suppliers as well as spaces of interaction between sea, coast and hinterland. This volume takes up recent debates on the spatial turn and global history, which have fundamentally changed notions of the Mediterranean as a natural given and of larger areas as well-defined entities. After an introduction to the relevant research contexts, it offers a collection of articles on the conceptualization of river histories, the Mediterranean and its rivers, and river studies from around the globe

About the Author: Johannes Christian Bernhardt studierte Geschichte und Klassische Archäologie in Freiburg und Paris und promovierte mit einer Arbeit zur hasmonäischen Erhebung.
Markus Koller ist Geschäftsführender Direktor des Zentrums für Mittelmeerstudien.
Achim Lichtenberger ist Professor für Klassische Archäologie an der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Mediterranean Rivers in Global Perspective
Publisher: Brill Schöningh, Brill | Schöningh Feb 2020
Publication Date: 2020
Binding: Buch
Condition: Neu