![]() Even with this limitation, Abulafia has a vast chronological and geographical span to cover. The book is meant to be a history of the sea rather than of the lands around it, of the people who crossed the sea and lived close by its shores in ports and on islands (xvii). ![]() The Great Sea is, as its subtitle indicates, a human history of the Mediterranean, meaning that it covers the entire period of human inhabitation. The Great Sea is narrative history on steroids, a magnum opus that is sure to influence the way that scholars think about Mediterranean history for many years to come. ![]() David Abulafia’s latest book has earned every one of the laudatory quotes on the dust jacket. ![]()
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