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    The Boundless Sea: A Human History of the Oceans

    David Abulafia

    A titanic history of the three great oceans - the Atlantic, the Pacific and the Indian - and of mankind’s relationship with the sea from the first voyagers to the…

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    Italy in the Central Middle Ages

    Provides a picture of a period of great transformation in the political, cultural, and economic life of the Italian peninsula, which witnessed the rise of autonomous city states in the…

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    The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 5, c.1198-c.1300

    David Abulafia (University of Cambridge)

    A reference work on the whole of Europe, east and west, during the thirteenth century.

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    Commerce and Conquest in the Mediterranean, 1100-1500

    David Abulafia

    From the 12th century onwards merchants from the north Italian and southern French towns were able to take advantage of Christian conquests in southern Italy, Sicily and the Levant to…

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    The French Descent into Renaissance Italy, 1494-95: Antecedents and Effects

    This work questions the assumption that the French invasion of Italy under Charles VIII in 1494-95 inaugurated a new and wretched era in Italian history. It focuses anew on the…

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    The Boundless Sea: A Human History of the Oceans

    David Abulafia

    David Abulafia begins with the earliest of seafaring societies - the Polynesians of the Pacific, the possessors of intuitive navigational skills, long before the invention of the compass, who by…

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    Italy in the Central Middle Ages 1000-1300

    The 11th to early 14th centuries saw a great transformation in the political, cultural and economic life of the Italian peninsula. Presenting a rounded view of Italy at a time…

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    Mediterranean Encounters, Economic, Religious, Political, 1100-1550

    David Abulafia

    Taken as a whole, this collection of writings presents an original, Mediterranean perspective on the economy, society and politics of middle and late medieval Europe.

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    The Discovery of Mankind: Atlantic Encounters in the Age of Columbus

    David Abulafia

    From the first recorded encounters with the native inhabitants of the Canary Islands in 1341 to Columbus’ explorations in 1492 and Cabral’s discovery of Brazil in 1500, western Europeans struggled…

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    The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean

    David Abulafia

    Over the years, the Mediterranean Sea has been one of the great centres of civilization. This book presents the history of the Mediterranean, from the erection of temples on Malta…

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    The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 5, c.1198-c.1300

    David Abulafia (University of Cambridge)

    The fifth volume of The New Cambridge Medieval History offers a standard work of reference on the thirteenth century covering, comprehensively, the whole of Europe (east and west, including the…

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    A Mediterranean Emporium: The Catalan Kingdom of Majorca

    David Abulafia (University of Cambridge)

    This is the first account of a medieval Spanish kingdom which had a key importance in the trade of the Mediterranean and beyond. Combining lands in southern France with the…

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    A Mediterranean Emporium: The Catalan Kingdom of Majorca

    David Abulafia (University of Cambridge)

    This is an account of a medieval Spanish kingdom. Combining lands in southern France with the Balearic Islands, the Catalan kingdom of Majorca was home to Christian settlers, Jews and…

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    The Two Italies: Economic Relations Between the Norman Kingdom of Sicily and the Northern Communes

    David Abulafia (University of Cambridge)

    A study of the economic development of the Norman kingdom of Sicily and the maritime ports of Genoa, Pisa and Venice. Dr Abulafia argues that the kingdom was a major…

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    The Boundless Sea: A Human History of the Oceans

    David Abulafia (Cambridge University)

    A sweeping history of the world through its oceans and seas and their interconnections.

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    The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean

    University Lecturer in History David Abulafia (University of Cambridge)

    Connecting Europe, Asia, and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea has been for millennia the place where religions, economies, and political systems met, clashed, influenced and absorbed one another. In this brilliant…

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    Medieval Frontiers: Concepts and Practices

    David Abulafia,Nora Berend

    How did medieval people create frontiers, and how did they describe and understand their function? To what extent did medieval observers see a frontier between themselves and other groups? Many…

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    The Mediterranean in History

    The only complete and up-to-date overview of Mediterranean history from 1000 to the end of the 20th century.

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    The Western Mediterranean Kingdoms: The Struggle for Dominion, 1200-1500

    David Abulafia,David Bates

    A pioneering account of the dynastic struggle between the kings of Aragon and the Angevin kings of Naples, which shaped the commercial as well as the political map of the…

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    A Mediterranean Emporium: The Catalan Kingdom of Majorca

    David Abulafia (University of Cambridge)

    This is the first account of a medieval Spanish kingdom that was of vital importance in the trade of the Mediterranean and beyond. Combining lands in southern France with the…

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    The New Cambridge Medieval History 7 Volume Set in 8 Pieces

    The complete seven volumes of The New Cambridge Medieval History provides all those interested in the medieval world with the definitive work of reference on the subject. Authoritative and written…

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    Church and City, 1000-1500: Essays in Honour of Christopher Brooke

    This volume of essays is intended as a tribute to the distinguished medieval historian Christopher Brooke. It addresses new questions in areas of medieval history which Professor Brooke has made…

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    The Mediterranean in History

    Contained in this history of the Great Sea are the stories of the birth of Western Civilization, the clash of warring faiths, and the rivalries of empires. Abulafia leads a…

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    The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean

    David S. H. Abulafia

    The Mediterranean Sea has been a crucial site of cross-cultural exchange since the beginning of human history. This book is certain to become the definitive work on the Mediterranean Sea…

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    America Magica: When Renaissance Europe Thought it had Conquered Paradise

    Jean-Marc De Beer,Jorge Magasich-Airola

    An enthralling account of the conflicting experiences of discovering the New World, drawing upon the intriguing tales of early discovery and amazing illustrations of the day.

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    The Western Mediterranean Kingdoms: The Struggle for Dominion, 1200-1500

    David S H Abulafia,David Bates

    A pioneering account of the dynastic struggle between the kings of Aragon and the Angevin kings of Naples, which shaped the commercial as well as the political map of the…

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    La Crescita Economica Dell'occidente Medievale: Un Tema Storico Non Ancora Esaurito

    University Lecturer in History David Abulafia (University of Cambridge),Mathieu Arnoux,Marc Boone (Universiteit Gent Belgium),Professor Elisabeth Crouzet-Pavan,Laurent Feller

    Atti del XXV Convegno Internazionale di Studi (Pistoia, 14-17 maggio 2015)

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    The Haskins Society Journal 8: 1996. Studies in Medieval History

    Emma Cownie

    New research on kings and kingship in the middle ages, in Britain and Europe.

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