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The Gulf in World History: Arabia at the Global Crossroads

The Gulf in World History: Arabia at the Global Crossroads

Fromherz, Allen James

Hardcover

Medieval & Renaissance HistoryArabian PeninsulaGeneral Middle Eastern HistoryIran History

ISBN10: 1474430651
ISBN13: 9781474430654
Publisher: Edinburgh Univ Pr
Published: Sep 18 2018
Pages: 392
Weight: 1.76
Height: 1.10 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.30
Language: English

The Gulf sits at an ancient crossroads of cultures and faiths, and at the heart of modern trade stretching back to the origins of civilization. As a site of both conflict and peaceful encounter, it can be studied in the context of world history, as a place of cultural and historical encounter.
From medieval astrology to museum architecture, from the trade of glass and pearls to the role of Indians, Africans, Christian monks, Mandaeans and merchants, this book spans historical periods and disciplinary approaches. It is united by one overarching theme: the Gulf as a cosmopolitan nexus and space of encounter. The chapters describe a Gulf simultaneously perched on the edge of empires and at the centre of world events. Presenting new evidence, new theoretical approaches, and new arguments, this volume aims to change understandings of the Gulf in the world.

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