Climate Change - : Environment and History of the Near East /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Issar, Arie S. (Author), Zohar, Mattanyah. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edition:2nd ed. 2007.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The Pendulum of Paradigms
  • Constructing the Jigsaw Puzzle of Palaeo-Climates
  • The Near East: A Bridge from the Garden of Eden to the Fields of Toil
  • The Great Transition - From Farming Villages to Urban Centers
  • The Urban Revolution and the Dawn of History
  • Dark Age, Renaissance, and Decay
  • Migrations and Settlings
  • The Age of Iron and Empires
  • Crusaders, Mamluks, and Ottomans on the Eve of the Era of Industry (ca. 800 C.E. to the Present)
  • An Epilogue.