TextsfromtheMiddleisacompanionprimarysourcereadertothetextbookTheSeaintheMiddle.Itcanbeusedaloneorinconjunctionwiththetextbook,providinganoriginalhistoryoftheMiddleAgesthatplacestheMediterraneanatthegeographicalcenterofthestudyoftheperiodfrom650to1650.Buildingonthetextbook’suniqueapproach,thesesourcescenterontheMediterraneanandemphasizetheroleplayedbypeoplesandculturesofAfrica,Asia,andEuropeinanagewhenChristians,Muslims,andJewsofvariousdenominationsengagedwitheachotherinbothconflictandcollaboration.Thesupplementaryreadermirrorsthemaintext’sfifteen-chapterstructure,providingsixsourcesperchapter.Thetwotextspairtogethertoprovideaframeworkandmaterialsthatguidestudentsthroughthiscomplexbutessentialhistory--onethatwillappealtothediversestudentbodiesoftoday.
