Allen James Fromherz is Director of the Middle East Studies Center and Associate Professor of History at Georgia State University.
"A fast-paced and innovative look at the medieval western Mediterranean which will leave the reader intrigued, fascinated, and eager to know more about the unexpectedly cosmopolitan character of the 'middle sea', the oft-forgotten role of the Berbers in that cosmopolitanism, and the surprising contributions of southern, Muslim knowledge to the efflorescence of northern Christian shores." -- Amira K. Bennison, University of Cambridge"Fromherz has provided a fresh and well-crafted synthesis that heuristically questions standard narratives of European medieval history...the book restores the Maghreb to its proper place in the wider history of the twelfth-century Mediterranean world." -- John Tolan, JOURNAL OF WORLD HISTORY "Fromherz takes a fresh look at a variety of sources, finding - rather than a period of sometimes violent hostility - a fascinating mixing of cultures in art and architecture, music, poetry, medicine and commerce." -- Robert W. Lebling, AramcoWorld
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