![]() On various regions and cities of Spain before the Expulsion (1492). ![]() The Abulafias (the name has an Arabic/Moorish prefix) left their mark Its author, David Abulafia (1949-), is a British-born andĬambridge-educated Sephardi who wears his Sephardic heritage on his sleeve, so The book has numerous connections to Jews-Sephardic (or Spanish) Jews of myīackground. It covers, in 38 chapters, the Mediterranean Sea’s human history from the year 22000 BC to 2010 AD. It is a true colossus both physically and in coverage: nearly 800 pages long and two inches thick. It is called The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean and was published by Oxford University Press in 2011. ![]() The Mediterranean and the Jews Through the Eyes of David Abulafia The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterraneanĩ78-0199315994 Reviewed by Bension Varon 1Ī few months ago, I came across a fabulous book in a book fair and promptly bought it. ![]()
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