The Sea in the Middle: The Mediterranean World, 650-1650

The Sea in the Middle presents an original and revisionist narrative of the development of the medieval west from late antiquity to the dawn of modernity. This textbook is uniquely centered on the Mediterranean and emphasizes the role played by peoples and cultures of Africa, Asia, and Europe in an age when Christians, Muslims, and Jews of various denominations engaged with each other in both conflict and collaboration.

Key features:

• Fifteen-chapter structure to aid classroom use
• Sections in each chapter that feature key artifacts relevant to chapter themes
• Dynamic visuals, including 190 photos and 20 maps

The Sea in the Middle and its sourcebook companion, Texts from the Middle, pair together to provide a framework and materials that guide students through this complex but essential history--one that will appeal to the diverse student bodies of today.

Author: Thomas E. Burman, Brian A. Catlos, Mark D. Meyerson
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 08/23/2022
Pages: 496
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 3.05lbs
Size: 9.90h x 8.20w x 1.20d
ISBN13: 9780520296527
ISBN10: 0520296524
BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe | Medieval
- Literary Collections | Medieval
- History | World | General

About the Author
Thomas E. Burman is Professor of History at University of Notre Dame. He is a scholar of Christian-Muslim-Jewish intellectual and cultural history in the medieval Mediterranean. His book Reading the Qur'an in Latin Christendom was awarded the Jacques Barzun Prize in Cultural History.

Brian A. Catlos is Professor of Religious Studies at University of Colorado Boulder. He works on Christian-Muslim-Jewish relations in the premodern Mediterranean. His most recent book, Kingdoms of Faith: A New History of Islamic Spain, is available in eight languages and as an audiobook.

Mark D. Meyerson is Professor in the Department of History and Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto. He works on Christian-Muslim-Jewish relations in the premodern Mediterranean and on the history of violence. His book A Jewish Renaissance in Fifteenth-Century Spain was runner-up for the National Jewish Book Award, USA.