The Black Sea - Rilegato

Ascherson, Neal

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ISBN 10: 0224041029 ISBN 13: 9780224041027

Casa editrice: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1995

Riassunto

With its vast historical canvas, this work is a meditation on Eurasian history from the earliest times to the present. Ascherson evokes the world of Herodotus and Aeshylus; Ovid's place of exile on what is now the coast of Romania; the decline and fall of Byzantium; the mysterious fastnesses of the Christian Goths; the Tatar Khanates; the growth of Russian power across the grasslands, and the centuries of war between the Ottoman and Russian Empires around the Black Sea. The book covers events in the 20th century, such as the terrors of Stalinism and its fascist arch-enemy, striving for mastery of these shores.

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Recensione:

“A brilliant biography of place.”–Guardian

“Must certainly be among the year’s most memorable non-fiction books.”–Financial Times
From the Trade Paperback edition.

L'autore:

Neal Ascherson reported from Asia, Africa and Central Europe for the Observer. Journalist of the year in 1986, his books include Games with Shadows; The Polish August and The King Incorporated. The Black Sea was joint winner of the 1995 Saltire Scottish Book of the Year Award.
From the Trade Paperback edition.

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• Editore: Jonathan Cape Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0224041029
• ISBN 13: 9780224041027
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 320