От Гибралтарского пролива до Сицилии, от европейских северных средиземноморских наций до берегов Северной Африки - западное Средиземноморье представляет собой уникальную культурную и социально-политическую общность, которая сыграла особую роль в формировании современного глобального общества. "Западное Средиземноморье и мир" - это захватывающая история возвышения того своеобразного мира и его эволюции от конца Западной Римской империи до наших дней. В отличие от традиционного хронологического подхода, автор использует тематический подход, рассказывая историю через серию зарисовок, кейсов и оригинальных свидетельств, чтобы дать более непосредственное представление о жизни в Средиземноморье и вокруг него с конца Римской империи до нынешнего миграционного кризиса в Средиземном море. Акцентируя развитие религии и языка и непрекращающиеся синергии и конфликты между христианами, евреями и мусульманами на обоих берегах западного моря, доктор Руиз связывает регион с более широким миром и помещает развитие средиземноморских обществ в глобальный контекст.
Книга описывает переход от религиозного и языкового единства в эпоху Римской империи к фрагментированному культурному ландшафту сегодняшнего дня, исследует взаимосвязь языка, культуры и географии, уделяя особое внимание роли формирования языка и языковой идентичности в возникновении национальных сообществ. Она прослеживает передвижения народов через регионы и их встречи с новыми географическими, культурными и политическими реалиями. Рассматриваются формирование различных политических идентичностей и то, как они развивались в устоявшиеся модели политической организации. Подчеркивается тема встреч с точки зрения христиан, мусульман и иудеев.
Хотя книга обязательно станет фундаментальным текстом для университетских курсов по истории Средиземноморья, она также будет очень интересна ученым-средиземномороведам и широкому кругу читателей, интересующихся историей.
From the Gibraltar Straits to Sicily; from the countries inhabiting the northern coast of Europe to those residing on the shores north of Africa, the Western Mediterranean represents a unique entity culturally and sociopolitically, which has played a crucial role in influencing our present society globally. The chapters of The Western Mediterranean form an intriguing story about the birth, arising and continuous course of this interesting world since the end of Western Roman Empire till our day. Instead of treating history chronologically and linearly, the narrator takes a distinctive theme-based approach, making exciting stories through his own individual vignettes and cases, as well as professional accounts that make the reader very closely aware of the unique life in both Western Mediterranean regions since the period of Roman Empire in Europe, all the way to the current unfolding of immigration disputes in these Mediterranean waters, which is starting to become critical at this very moment. This book tries to highlight the development in religion as well as the extent of language while also mentioning the ongoing interplay and conflicts between the Christians, Jews and Muslims living on both coasts of the Western Sea. The expert author, Dr Ruiz, bridges the gap between this Mediterranean regional area and the world out there, giving value to the developmental process of these Mediterranean societies, and trying to locate these developments towards a worldwide scenario. He shows why the change occurred from the short political unity under the rule of the Romans and travel to a larger cultural land mass of today. In addition, this book provides a view to how the language, religion and nation shapes our thoughts and how these interactions cause different groups of people to travel throughout the world, affecting both their geographical location, as well their current and previous cultural and political environment. It is worth noting that Geographic real cases of confrontation are discussed, as seen through the eyes of three Major faiths; Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, though they clash on a regular basis, each one has their sights and aims on how best they wish to run the Western Mediterranean area after the division between Eastern and Western factions. This study is not just limited to university levels’ complex courses entirely about Western Mediterranean areas, but yet it has enough intrigue to attract major academic attention from other researchers who specialize in research topics involving the Mediterranean Sea region or more generalized historical studies.
Электронная Книга «The Western Mediterranean and the World. 400 CE to the Present» написана автором Teofilo Ruiz F. в году.
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Язык: Английский
ISBN: 9781118871423
Описание книги от Teofilo Ruiz F.
From the Straits of Gibraltar to Sicily, the European northern Mediterranean nations to the shores of North Africa, the western Mediterranean is a unique cultural and sociopolitical entity which has had a singular role in shaping today’s global society. The Western Mediterranean and the World is the fascinating story of the rise of that peculiar world and of its evolution from the end of the Western Roman Empire to the present. Uniquely, rather than present the history of the region as a strict chronological progression, the author takes a thematic approach, telling his story through a series of vignettes, case studies, and original accounts so as to provide a more immediate sense of what life in and around the Mediterranean was like from the end of the Roman Empire in the West to the present immigration crisis now unfolding in Mediterranean waters. Emphasizing the development of religion and language and the enduring synergies and struggles between Christian, Jews, and Muslims on both shores of the western sea, Dr. Ruiz connects the region to the larger world and locates the development of Mediterranean societies within a global context. Describes the move from religious and linguistic unity under Roman rule to the fragmented cultural landscape of today Explores the relationship of language, culture, and geography, focusing on the role of language formation and linguistic identity in the emergence of national communities Traces the movements of peoples across regions and their encounters with new geographical, cultural, and political realities Addresses the emergence of various political identities and how they developed into set patterns of political organization Emphasizes the theme of encounters as seen from Christian, Muslim, and Jewish perspectives While it is sure to become a definitive text for university courses on Mediterranean history, The Western Mediterranean and the World will also have great appeal among scholars of the Mediterranean as well as general readers of history.
