{"product_id":"where-three-worlds-met-9781501752162","title":"Where Three Worlds Met","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere Three Worlds Met\u003c\/i\u003e is important for helping to understand medieval Sicily. It covers a sweeping chronological scope, not just synthesizing a broad range of scholarship, but also crafting a new lens through which we can view the island.\u003c\/p\u003e * The Medieval Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavis-Secord's book represents a valuable contribution to our understanding of medieval Sicily. The synthesis of such a vast body of source material and its situation within the most recent advances in the historiography of the region is quite an achievement indeed.\u003c\/p\u003e * Early Medieval Europe *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA very interesting book.... Few scholars today would have dared to undertake such an ambitious project, and students in particular will learn a great deal from this thoughtful and stimulating work.\u003c\/p\u003e * American Historical Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavis-Secord's work makes a significant contribution to the way we ought to frame our questions about the medieval Mediterranean and Sicily, in particular.\u003c\/p\u003e * Reading Religion *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavis-Secord explores—imaginatively and successfully—the travel and communication networks produced and experienced by its Byzantine, Muslim, and Norman conquerors.\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Davis-Secord illuminates both the intrinsic importance of Sicily and also the roles it played in larger transformations of the Mediterranean Basin.\u003c\/p\u003e * AramcoWorld *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Where Three Worlds Met\"\u003c\/i\u003e is an apt title for a book that emphasises the role of Sicily as a place of cultural exchange, an island conquered by several groups over its long and fascinating history. Davis-Secord develops this colourful story though a chronological re-telling of important events and trends in the multi-cultural societies that grew there.\u003c\/p\u003e * Journal of the Australian Early Medieval Association *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavis-Secord's work makes a signigicant contribution to the way we ought to frame our questions about the medieval Mediterranean and Sicily, in particular.\u003c\/p\u003e * The NYMAS Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Maps and Illustrationsix\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgmentsxi\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviationsxiii\u003cbr\u003e Timelinexv \u003cbr\u003e Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e 1.Sicily between Constantinopleand Rome 29\u003cbr\u003e 2.Sicily between Byzantium andthe Islamic World 72\u003cbr\u003e 3.Sicily in the Dr al-Islm111\u003cbr\u003e 4.Sicily from the Dr al-Islm to Latin Christendom174\u003cbr\u003e 5.Sicily at the Center of the Mediterranean213\u003cbr\u003e 6.Conclusion 242\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography249 \u003cbr\u003e Index285\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867345662295,"sku":"9781501752162","price":21.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501752162.jpg?v=1722282905","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/where-three-worlds-met-9781501752162","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}