ISBN:
9789004689350
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (XVI, 552 Seiten)
Series Statement:
Brill's companions to the Byzantine world volume 13
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als A companion to the environmental history of Byzantium
DDC:
304.209495/0902
Keywords:
Human ecology History
;
Byzantine Empire History
;
Nature Effect of human beings on To 1500
;
History
;
Climatic changes Social aspects To 1500
;
History
Abstract:
"How did humans and the environment impact each other in the medieval Eastern Mediterranean? How did global climatic fluctuations affect the Byzantine Empire over the course of a millennium? And how did the transmission of pathogens across long distances affect humans and animals during this period? This book tackles these and other questions about the intersection of human and natural history in a systematic way. Bringing together analyses of historical, archaeological, and natural scientific evidence, specialists from across these fields have contributed to this volume to outline the new discipline of Byzantine environmental history. Contributors are: Johan Bakker, Henriette Baron, Chryssa Bourbou, James Crow, Michael J. Decker, Warren J. Eastwood, Dominik Fleitmann, John Haldon, Adam Izdebski, Eva Kaptijn, Jürg Luterbacher, Henry Maguire, Mischa Meier, Lee Mordechai, Jeroen Poblome, Johannes Preiser-Kapeller, Abigail Sargent, Peter Talloen, Costas Tsiamis, Ralf Vandam, Myrto Veikou, Sam White, and Elena Xoplaki"--
Description / Table of Contents:
Environmental History of Byzantium. An introduction -- Part 1. The Basics: Methods and Evidence -- Part 2. Case Studies: Environmental History at Work.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.1163/9789004689350
