Download or read book The Mediterranean Reconsidered written by Mauro Peressini and published by Gatineau, Québec : Canadian Museum of Civilization. This book was released on 2005 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays re-evaluates existing representations of the Mediterranean, providing a fresh, new, and often critical perspective on the cultural, social, and political processes that shape this important region. A wide range of subject matter, including music, food traditions, alterity, identity, and representation from Southern Europe to North Africa and the Middle East are examined by renowned scholars. The result is a fascinating discourse on the very character and idea of what constitutes the Mediterranean.