Commerce and Conquest in the Mediterranean, 1100-1500

by David Abulafia

From the 12th century onwards merchants from the north Italian and southern French towns were able to take advantage of Christian conquests in southern Italy, Sicily and the Levant to penetrate and dominate the markets of these regions and of North Africa. The articles collected in this volume examine the economic, social and religious impact of this combination of trade and conquest . They include studies of the survival of Jews and Muslims in Sicily,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0860783774
• ISBN13: 9780860783770
• Release Date: July 1993
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"