The Corrupting Sea: A Study of Mediterranean HistoryThe Corrupting Sea is a history of the relationship between people and their environments in the Mediterranean region over some 3,000 years. It offers a novel analysis of this relationship in terms of microecologies and the often extensive networks to which they belong. |
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User Review - haeesh - LibraryThingImpenetrable. Here's a typical sample of the writing (picked at random): "Flexible responses ease the tensions created by population levels far higher than any conceivable carrying capacity of the ... Read full review
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How can a book have so many words and say so little? There are some fascinating anecdotal tidbits but, as in so much Classical scholarship, most of the energy is spent trying to dazzle the reader with verbiage. In this case, the effort backfires badly. Utterly lacking in direct succinct argumentation and systematic marshaling of facts.
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The Corrupting Sea: A Study of Mediterranean History Peregrine Horden,Nicholas Purcell No preview available - 2000 |
The Corrupting Sea: A Study of Mediterranean History Peregrine Horden,Nicholas Purcell No preview available - 2000 |
The Corrupting Sea: A Study of Mediterranean History Peregrine Horden,Nicholas Purcell No preview available - 2000 |