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Alexandria: The City That Changed the World

Door Islam Issa

Categorie
Klassieke Oudheid
Boeknummer
#407620-XS22
Titel
Alexandria: The City That Changed the World
Auteur
Issa, Islam
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
London : Sceptre
Jaar van uitgave
2023
ISBN10
1529377595
ISBN13
9781529377590
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Paperback, illustrations (including photographs) in colour, small maps, 8vo.
Samenvatting
An original, authoritative and lively cultural history of the first modern city, from pre-Homeric times to the present dayMy dad had always told me about our city's magnificence, and as I looked at the new library in Alexandria it finally hit home. This is no ordinary library, I reflected. And this is no ordinary city. Combining rigorous research with myth and folklore, Alexandria is an authoritative history of a city that has shaped our modern world. Soon after being founded by Alexander the Great, Alexandria became the crucible of cultural exchange between East and West for millennia and the undisputed global capital of knowledge. It was at the forefront of human progress, but it also witnessed brutal natural disasters, plagues, crusades and violence. Major empires fought over Alexandria... (Lees verder), from the Greeks and Romans to the Arabs, Ottomans, French and British. Key figures shaped the city from its eponymous founder to Aristotle, Cleopatra, Saint Mark the Evangelist, Napoleon Bonaparte and many others, each putting their own stamp on its identity and its fortunes. And millions of people have lived in this bustling seaport on the Mediterranean. From its humble origins to its dizzy heights and its latest incarnation, Islam Issa tells us the rich and gripping story of a city that changed the world.
Pagina's
476
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 15,00

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