An edition of The Levant (2003)

The Levant

a fractured mosaic

3rd ed. (ubdated and expanded)
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The Levant
William W. Harris
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An edition of The Levant (2003)

The Levant

a fractured mosaic

3rd ed. (ubdated and expanded)
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English
Pages
220

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Cover of: The Levant
The Levant: a fractured mosaic
2008, Markus Wiener Publishers, Markus Wiener
in English - 3rd ed. (ubdated and expanded)
Cover of: The Levant
The Levant: a fractured mosaic : with a revised and updated epilogue
2005, Markus Wiener Publishers
in English
Cover of: The Levant
The Levant: A Fractured Mosaic (Princeton Series on the Middle East)
September 30, 2005, Markus Wiener Publishers
Hardcover in English - 2nd edition
Cover of: The Levant
The Levant: A Fractured Mosaic (Princeton Series on the Middle East)
July 30, 2005, Markus Wiener Publishers
Paperback in English - 2nd edition
Cover of: The Levant
The Levant: a fractured mosaic
2005, Markus Wiener Publishers
in English - 2nd ed., with a new epilogue including recent changes in the Middle East.
Cover of: The Levant
The Levant: A Fractured Mosaic (Princeton Series on the Middle East)
February 2003, Markus Wiener Publishers
Paperback in English
Cover of: The Levant
The Levant: A Fractured Mosaic (Princeton Series on the Middle East)
July 2003, Markus Wiener Publishers
Hardcover in English

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
The strategic geography
Of the Levant
Vulnerable frontiers
Strategic pivot
Internal fragmentation
Population growth, limited resources, compressed space
Panorama : from the Romans to the Ottomans
Rome, Islam, and Byzantium
The Roman Levant
Umayyads and 'Abbasids
The Byzantine-Fatimid standoff
Seljuk Turkish intervention
Conclusion
Crusaders, Mamluks, and Ottomans
Crusaders and Muslims
Mamluk supremacy
The Ottoman Levant.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-214) and index.

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Princeton, NJ

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Dewey Decimal Class
956
Library of Congress
DS62 .H37 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiv, 220 p. :
Number of pages
220

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL23158527M
ISBN 13
9781558764507, 9781558764514
LCCN
2007038205
OCLC/WorldCat
173136105
Library Thing
2866412
Goodreads
6659829

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The Mediterranean littoral between the mountains of Cilicia and the Sinai peninsula represents the crossroads of the Eurasian/African "world island."
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