Scramble for the past : a story of archaeology in the Ottoman Empire,1753-1914 /
: "This book has been published on the occasion fo the exhibition "Scramble for the Past : A Story of Archaeology in the Ottoman Empire, 1753-1914," at SALT Galata, Istanbul, November 22, 2011-March 11, 2012"-- Contraportraits Some contributions presented in translation from French, Greek or Turkish : 519 pages : illustrations (some color), facsims, color maps ; 25 cm. : Includes bibliographical references. : 9789944731270
Sea of faith : Islam and Christianity in the medieval Mediterranean world /
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The shared history of Christianity and Islam began, shortly after Islam emerged in the seventh century A.D., with a question: Who would inherit the world of the Mediterranean? Sprung from the same Abrahamic source, the two faiths played out what historian O'Shea calls "sibling rivalry writ very large." Their clashes on the battlefield were balanced by long periods of coexistence and mutual enrichment, and by the end of the sixteenth century the religious boundaries of the modern world were drawn. O'Shea chronicles the meetings of minds and the collisions of armies that marked the Middle Ages--the better to understand their apparently intractable conflict today. For all the great and everlasting moments of cultural interchange and tolerance--in Cordoba, Palermo, Constantinople--the ultimate "geography of belief" was decided on the battlefield. O'Shea recounts seven pivotal battles between the forces of Christianity and Islam that shaped the Mediterranean world.--From publisher description.
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xii, 411 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages [385]-394) and index. :
0802714986 (hardcover)
9780802714985 :
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