{"product_id":"the-collapse-of-the-eastern-ronnie-ellenblum-9781107688735","title":"The Collapse of the Eastern Mediterranean: Climate Change and the Decline of the East, 950-1072","description":"As a 'Medieval Warm Period' prevailed in Western Europe during the tenth and eleventh centuries, the eastern Mediterranean region, from the Nile to the Oxus, was suffering from a series of climatic disasters which led to the decline of some of the most important civilisations and cultural centres of the time. This provocative study argues that many well-documented but apparently disparate events - such as recurrent drought and famine in Egypt; mass migrations in the steppes of central Asia; and the decline in population in urban centres such as Baghdad and Constantinople - are connected and should be understood within the broad context of climate change. Drawing on a wealth of textual and archaeological evidence, Ronnie Ellenblum explores the impact of climatic and ecological change across the eastern Mediterranean in this period, to offer a new perspective on why this was a turning point in the history of the Islamic world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ronnie Ellenblum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1107688736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781107688735\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Ronnie Ellenblum","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44254822760703,"sku":"9781107688735","price":50.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1dc306ef-c262-4ec2-bcba-4d5ccf199826.jpg?v=1694614529","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-collapse-of-the-eastern-ronnie-ellenblum-9781107688735","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}