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Geography, technology, and war : studies in the maritime history of the Mediterranean, 649-1571

In this study, the technological limitations of maritime traffic in the Mediterranean are considered in conjunction with the peculiar geographical conditions within which it operated, and which led to the establishment of major sea lanes on trunk routes along which traffic could move safely, efficiently, and economically.
Print Book, English, 1992
1st pbk. ed View all formats and editions
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1992
xxii, 238 p. : il.
9780521428927, 0521428920
644752771
Introduction; 1. The sea; 2. The ships; 3. Navigation: the routes and their implications; 4. The ninth and tenth centuries: Islam, Byzantium, and the West; 5. The twelfth and thirteenth centuries: the Crusader states; 6. Maritime traffic: the guerre de cours; 7. The Turks; 8. Epilogue: the Barbary corsairs; 9. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.