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Raphael, Kate,

Climate and political climate : environmental disasters in the Medieval Levant / by Sarah Kate Raphael. - Leiden : Brill, 2013. - 1 online resource - - Brill's series in the history of the environment ; v. 3 . - Brill's series in the history of the environment ; v. 3. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Droughts and famines -- pt. 2. Earthquakes and the politics of mass destruction -- pt. 3. Small and destructive enemies -- pt. 4. Dearth, crisis and violence.

This study examines environmental disasters in the Levant. The data is drawn from contemporary sources. The main aim is to determine the long and short-term repercussions of environmental disasters on the regional affairs during the Crusader, Ayyubid and Mamluk periods.

ISBN: 9004244735 (electronic bk.) 9789004244733 (electronic bk.) 9781283979566 (MyiLibrary) 128397956X (MyiLibrary) (hardback ; alk. paper) (hardback ; alk. paper)

Source: 429206 MIL

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Subjects--Chronological Terms:
To 1500

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Climatic changes--History--Middle East--To 1500.
Climatic changes--Social aspects--Middle East.
Climate and civilization--Middle East.
Nature--Effect of human beings on--History.--Middle East
Paleoclimatology--Middle East.
NATURE--Weather.
SCIENCE--Earth Sciences--Meteorology & Climatology.
Climate and civilization.
Climatic changes.
Climatic changes--Social aspects.
Climatology.
Nature--Effect of human beings on.
Paleoclimatology.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Middle East--Climate--History.
Middle East.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.

LC Class. No.: QC990.M53 / R37 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 551.695609/02