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Book SynopsisNoted historian Nancy H. Demand joins the growing group of scholars who have abandoned traditional isolationist models of the development of the Greek polis and cast their gaze seaward, to the sparkling waters of the Mediterranean.
Trade Review“While the target audience may be that of the non-expert or undergraduate student, scholars, too, will find much in this book. Demand succeeds in making her Mediterranean truly a fantastic cauldron.” (Revue des Etudes Anciennes, 1 December 2012)
“For these reasons, and despite its shortcomings, the book is worth reading and the author should be praised for bringing together a vast body of complex data with knowledge and erudition.” (The Anglo-Hellenic Review, 1 October 2012)
"Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” (
Choice, 1 September 2012)
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations vii
List of Abbreviations ix
Introduction: the “fantastic Cauldron” of the Mediterranean Koine xi
1 Seafaring in the Mesolithic Mediterranean 1
2 The Neolithic Revolution/Transition 13
3 The Neolithic Diaspora 35
4 Urbanization in Mesopotamia 60
5 The Third Millennium 83
6 The Middle Bronze Age (2000–1550 BC): Recoveries 126
7 Late Bronze Age Maritime Networks 162
8 The Late Bronze Age Collapse and its Aftermath 193
9 Recovery and Expansion (1050–850 BC) 220
Bibliography 256
Index 349
