E153 | If geography is the stage for social activity, how do geographical settings impact the form of the human drama? In this episode, we discuss wide expanses such as seas, plains, and deserts along with their adjacent coasts or "littorals" in an attempt to identify parallels between different types of geographic zones and what they mean for the study of comparative and global history.

More at: http://www.ottomanhistorypodcast.com/2014/05/history-comparative-geography.html

Arianne Urus is a doctoral candidate at New York University studying environmental history and international order in early modern Europe and the Atlantic world.
Michael Polczynski is a doctoral candidate at Georgetown University researching the history of the Ottoman Empire and Eastern Europe.
Chris Gratien is a doctoral candidate at Georgetown University researching the social and environmental history of the Ottoman Empire and the modern Middle East.

Ottoman History Podcast is a weekly internet radio program produced and edited by Chris Gratien.