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  • The Passenger: Mediterranean

    by The Passenger, David Abulafia, Rachel Roddy, Nick Hunt ...
    Series series The Passenger
    Fully-illustrated, The Passenge r collects the best new writing, photography, art and reportage from around the world.IN THIS VOLUME: The Sea Between Lands by David Abulalfia; The Liquid Road by Leïla Slimani; The Cold One, the Hot One, the Mad One, and the Angry One by Nick Hunt • plus: the sounds and smells of the Mediterranean; the ceaseless hunt for tuna; the invention of the Mediterranean d. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Great Sea

    A Human History of the Mediterranean

    by David Abulafia ...
    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 and expansive book, David Abulafia offers a fresh perspective by focusing on the sea itself: its practical importance for transport and sustenance; its dynamic role in the rise and fall of ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

  • The Boundless Sea

    A Human History of the Oceans

    by David Abulafia ...
    From the beginning of history to the present, a sweep of the world's oceans and seas and how they have shaped the course of civilization. From the author of the acclaimed The Great Sea, ("Magnificent . . . radiates scholarship and a sense of wonder and fun," Simon Sebag Montefiore; Book of the Year, The Economist), David Abulafia's new book guides readers along the world's greatest bodies of ... Read more

    $27.59 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Mediterranean Encounters, Economic, Religious, Political, 1100�1550

    by David Abulafia ...
    Series series Variorum Collected Studies
    This third volume by David Abulafia looks at the interactions between territories, peoples and religions across the Mediterranean, and at the influence of the Mediterranean economy on the world beyond. Topics addressed are trade across the Christian-Muslim frontier; the relative importance of local and long distance trade in economic development; the policies of Frederick II and his successors ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Commerce and Conquest in the Mediterranean, 1100-1500

    by David Abulafia ...
    Series series Variorum Collected Studies
    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 penetrate and dominate the markets of these regions and of North Africa. The articles collected in this volume examine the economic, social and religious impact of this combination of trade and conquest . They ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Medieval Frontiers: Concepts and Practices

    by David Abulafia, Nora Berend ...
    In recent years, the 'medieval frontier' has been the subject of extensive research. But the term has been understood in many different ways: political boundaries; fuzzy lines across which trade, religions and ideas cross; attitudes to other peoples and their customs. This book draws attention to the differences between the medieval and modern understanding of frontiers, questioning the ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • The Great Sea

    A Human History of the Mediterranean

    by David Abulafia ...
    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 and expansive book, David Abulafia offers a fresh perspective by focusing on the sea itself: its practical importance for transport and sustenance; its dynamic role in the rise and fall of ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

  • The French Descent into Renaissance Italy, 1494–95

    Antecedents and Effects

    Edited by David Abulafia ...
    The French invasion of Italy under Charles VIII in 1494-95 has long been seen as inaugurating a new and wretched era in Italian history. The present volume, the work of an international team of contributors, seeks to question that assumption by focusing anew on the intricate politics of Renaissance Italy and the long history of Angevin attempts to impose their rule in southern Italy. It was later ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

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    The Boundless Sea

    A Human History of the Oceans

    by David Abulafia ...
    Narrated by Nigel Patterson ...

    Unabridged

    41 hours 8 min

    From the author of the acclaimed The Great Sea, David Abulafia's new book guides readers along the world's greatest bodies of water to reveal their primary role in human history. The main protagonists are the three major oceans—the Atlantic, the Pacific, and the Indian—which together comprise the majority of the earth's water and cover over half of its surface. These waterways carried goods, ... Read more

    $39.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Market, The

    Money, States, and Ideas for a Free World

    by David Abulafia, Ali Ansari, Nicklas Berild Lundblad, Richard Bratby, Mary Bridges, Caroline Burt, David Butterfield, Edward Chancellor, Marie Kawthar Daouda, Ulrike Franke, Francis J. Gavin, Magnus Henrekson, William Inboden, Shashank Joshi, Kwasi Kwarteng, Charlie Laderman, Ian Leslie, Iain Martin, Jade McGlynn, Mario Pisani, Alina Polyakova, Sergey Radchenko, Mick Ryan, Paul Tucker, Rickard Westerberg, Adrian Woolridge, David Wootton, Linda Yueh ...
    Narrated by Alister Austin ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 57 min

    From the Roman market to digital currencies – how has the market evolved, and what might its future hold? This anthology explores the development of markets and their critical role in shaping the modern world, while also addressing how we might navigate a sustainable future.In thought-provoking essays by international researchers, political leaders, and experts, the market is examined across three ... Read more

    $15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Giuliano de' Medici

    Machiavelli's Prince in Life and Art

    by Josephine Jungic ...
    Most modern historians perpetuate the myth that Giuliano de' Medici (1479-1516), son of Lorenzo the Magnificent, was nothing more than an inconsequential, womanizing hedonist with little inclination or ability for politics. In the first sustained biography of this misrepresented figure, Josephine Jungic re-evaluates Giuliano’s life and shows that his infamous reputation was exaggerated by Medici ... Read more

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  • A Mattress Maker’s Daughter

    The Renaissance Romance of Don Giovanni de’ Medici and Livia Vernazza

    by Brendan Dooley ...
    Series Book 12 - I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History
    A Mattress Maker’s Daughter richly illuminates the narrative of two people whose mutual affection shaped their own lives and in some ways their times. According to the Renaissance legend, told and retold across the centuries, a woman of questionable reputation bamboozles a middle-aged warrior-prince into marrying her, and the family takes revenge. He is don Giovanni de’ Medici, son of the ... Read more

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