Climate Change - Environment and Civilization in the Middle East
Environment and Civilization in the Middle East
2nd Edition
Published on 20. July 2004
Book
Hardback
XXII, 252 pages
978-3-540-21086-3 (ISBN)
Description
This survey of ancient levels of lakes, rivers and sea, and changes in stalagmites and sediments shows an astonishing correlation between climate change and rise and fall of civilizations in the Middle East. Warm periods were characterized by aridization, economic crisis and mass migration. Cold periods brought abundant rain, prosperity and settlement. The authors conclude that climate change was the decisive factor in the origins of the "cradle of civilization".
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Edition
2nd ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Heidelberg
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Illustrations
27
27 s/w Abbildungen
30 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
660 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-540-21086-3 (9783540210863)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-662-06264-7
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Content
1 The Pendulum of Paradigms.- 2 Constructing the Jigsaw Puzzle of Palaeo-Climates.- 3 The Near East: A bridge from the Garden of Eden to the Fields of Toil.- 4 The Great Transition - From Farming Villages to Urban Centers.- 5 The Urban Revolution and the Dawn of History.- 6 Dark Age, Renaissance, and Decay.- 7 Migrations and Settlings.- 8 The Age of Iron and Empires.- 9 Crusaders, Mamluks, and Ottomans on the Eve of the Era of Industry.- 10 An Epilogue.