TY - BOOK AU - Raphael,Kate TI - Climate and political climate: environmental disasters in the Medieval Levant T2 - Brill's series in the history of the environment SN - 9004244735 AV - QC990.M53 R37 2013 U1 - 551.695609/02 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Leiden PB - Brill KW - Climatic changes KW - Middle East KW - History KW - To 1500 KW - Social aspects KW - Climate and civilization KW - Nature KW - Effect of human beings on KW - Paleoclimatology KW - NATURE KW - Weather KW - bisacsh KW - SCIENCE KW - Earth Sciences KW - Meteorology & Climatology KW - fast KW - Climatology KW - Climate KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; pt. 1. Droughts and famines -- pt. 2. Earthquakes and the politics of mass destruction -- pt. 3. Small and destructive enemies -- pt. 4. Dearth, crisis and violence N2 - This study examines environmental disasters in the Levant. The data is drawn from contemporary sources. The main aim is to determine the long and short-term repercussions of environmental disasters on the regional affairs during the Crusader, Ayyubid and Mamluk periods UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=529073 ER -