M. Skoblar, A. Delis-J. Ibarz-A. Sydorenko-M. Barbano e C. Wickham: proposte di lettura per aprile 2025

La Redazione di RSSM propone alcune letture di autori di rilevanza nazionale e internazionale che trattano temi legati al Mediterraneo. Le proposte di lettura per aprile 2025 sono: Magdalena Skoblar, Byzantium, Venice and the Medieval Adriatic, Apostolos Delis, Jordi Ibarz, Anna Sydorenko e Matteo Barbano, Mediterranean Seafarers in Transition e Chris Wickham, The Donkey and the Boat.

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Proposte di lettura per aprile 2025: schede dei volumi

The Adriatic has long occupied a liminal position between different cultures, languages and faiths. This book offers the first synthesis of its history between the seventh and the mid-fifteenth century, a period coinciding with the existence of the Byzantine Empire which, as heir to the Roman Empire, lay claim to the region. The period also saw the rise of Venice and it is important to understand the conditions which would lead to her dominance in the late Middle Ages. An international team of historians and archaeologists examines trade, administration and cultural exchange between the Adriatic and Byzantium but also within the region itself, and makes more widely known much previously scattered and localised research and the results of archaeological excavations in both Italy and Croatia. Their bold interpretations offer many stimulating ideas for rethinking the entire history of the Mediterranean during the period.

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This volume discusses the effects of industrialization on maritime trade, labour and communities in the Mediterranean and Black Sea from the 1850s to the 1920s. The 17 essays are based on new evidence from multiple type of primary sources on the transition from sail to steam navigation, written in a variety of languages, Italian, Spanish, French, Greek, Russian and Ottoman.

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A new account of the Mediterranean economy in the 10th to 12th centuries, forcing readers to entirely rethink the underlying logic to medieval economic systems. Chris Wickham re-examines documentary and archaeological sources to give a detailed account of both individual economies, and their relationships with each other.

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