Environmental Histories of the Dinaric Karst

Editors: Borna Fuerst-Bjeliš, Jelena Mrgić, Hrvoje Petrić, Matija Zorn, Žiga Zwitter Applies a rich variety of reflected methodologies and combines them in multi- and interdisciplinary ways to present environmental history of Dinaric KarstCovers a rich spectrum of environmental history contents than any existing work dealing with environmental history of Dinaric KarstCovers major parts of Dinaric karst (Dinaric Karst of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, and Slovenia), consequently, many results are representative for several ecosystems in the broader karstic area About this book This multi- and interdisciplinary book will offer novel environmental history (EH) research on Dinaric Karst, one of European largest continuous karstic areas, from prehistory to contemporary history. Read more

Chris Wickham, “The Donkey and the Boat: Reinterpreting the Mediterranean Economy, 950-1180”

Offers an exciting new account of the Mediterranean economy in the tenth to twelfth centuriesDraws on and connects the documentary and archaeological sources for the first timeMakes a systematic comparison between Latin Europe, Byzantium, and the Islamic WorldAims to change our view of the medieval economy as a whole A new account of the Mediterranean economy in the 10th to 12th centuries, forcing readers to entirely rethink the underlying logic to medieval economic systems. Read more
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