The 'Mediterranean World': European Power Politics and the Geographical Mind, 1571-1973

The expression “Mediterranean World” refers to a geographical division supposedly distinguished from all others by its unique characteristics. By taking a long-term perspective, the book traces the gradual emergence, from the late sixteenth century onward, of ideas that imbued the Mediterranean Sea with meanings that referred to something other than just a sea. These ideas crystallised into a distinct concept of Mediterranean-ness during and after the N...