Keywords:
Climatic changes-Social aspects-Middle East.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
Environmental factors in the Middle East and North Africa have played a crucial role in the historical and social development of the region. The book delves into a broad set of historical literature from the past 15,000 years that neglected to consider environmental factors to their full effect.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (335 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781000403008
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=6607072
DDC:
304.250956
Language:
English
Note:
Intro -- Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1 15,000 years of climate change in the MENA: Big history, big questions -- 2 Climate change from the Younger Dryas to the Little Ice Age -- 3 The origins of agriculture, drought, and ancient empires -- 4 Drought and political-economic transformations in the ancient Near East -- 5 Cooling, water scarcity, and societal crises in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt -- 6 Environmental fragility in the MENA from Late Antiquity to Early Modern eras -- 7 Global warming in the MENA today and in the coming decades -- 8 Climate wars - canaries in the coal mine? -- 9 Water, food, and adaptation -- 10 The end of the MENA? -- Bibliography -- Index.
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