Can We Talk Mediterranean?
Subtitle: Conversations on an Emerging Field in Medieval and Early Modern Studies
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 153
ISBN-13: 9783319557250
Subjects: Mediterranean region, history
Description: This book provides a systematic framework for the emerging field of Mediterranean studies, collecting essays from scholars of history, literature, religion, and art history that seek a more fluid understanding of "Mediterranean." It emphasizes the interdependence of Mediterranean regions and the rich interaction (both peaceful and bellicose, at sea and on land) between them. It avoids applying the national, cultural and ethnic categories that developed with the post-Enlightenment domination of northwestern Europe over the academy, working instead towards a dynamic and thoroughly interdisciplinary picture of the Mediterranean. Including an extensive bibliography and a conversation between leading scholars in the field, Can We Talk Mediterranean? lays the groundwork for a new critical and conceptual approach to the region.