The Red Sea: In Search of Lost Space

by Alexis Wick

Book Overview

The Red Sea has, from time immemorial, been one of the world's most navigated spaces, in the pursuit of trade, pilgrimage and conquest. Yet this multidimensional history remains largely unrevealed by its successive protagonists. Intrigued by the absence of a holistic portrayal of this body of water and inspired by Fernand Braudel's famous work on the Mediterranean, this book brings alive a dynamic Red Sea world across time, revealing the particular...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520285921
• ISBN13: 9780520285927
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"