{"product_id":"the-center-of-the-world-a-global-history-of-the-persian-gulf-from-the-stone-age-to-the-present-hardcover","title":"The Center of the World: A Global History of the Persian Gulf from the Stone Age to the Present - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAllen James Fromherz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis sweeping history reorients our understanding of the Middle East, placing the Gulf at the heart of globalized trade and cross-cultural encounters.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e World history began in the Persian Gulf. The ancient port cities that dotted its coastlines created the first global seaboard, a place from where faiths and cultures from around the world set sail and made contact. More than a history, \u003ci\u003eThe Center of the World\u003c\/i\u003e shows us that contradictions that define our modern age have always been present. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For over four thousand years, the Gulf--sometimes called the Persian Gulf, sometimes the Arabian Gulf--has been a global crossroads while managing to avoid control by the world's greatest empires. In its history, we see a world of rapid change, fluctuating centers of trade, a dependency on uncertain global markets, and intense cross-cultural encounters that hold a mirror to the contemporary world. Focusing each chapter on a different port around the Gulf, \u003ci\u003eThe Center of the World\u003c\/i\u003e shows how the people of the Gulf adapted to larger changes in world history, creating a system of free trade, merchant rule, and commerce that continues to define the region today.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRemarkably accessible, this book offers an authoritative history of the Gulf, boldly linking the region to the wider currents of global history.--Dale F. Eickelman, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Middle East and Central Asia: An Anthropological Approach\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Simply compelling! Allen Fromherz does for the Gulf what Braudel did for the Mediterranean.\"--G. R. Garthwaite, Jane and Raphael Bernstein Professor in Asian Studies and Professor Emeritus of History at Dartmouth College \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAllen James Fromherz\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History and Director of the Middle East Studies Center at Georgia State University. He is author of \u003ci\u003eQatar: A Modern History\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIbn Khaldun: Life and Times\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Gulf in World History: Arabia at the Global Crossroads\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.1 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978183999789,"sku":"9780520398559","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/w7flP8waBs9780520398559.webp?v=1775800892","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-center-of-the-world-a-global-history-of-the-persian-gulf-from-the-stone-age-to-the-present-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}