By The Shores Of The Middle Sea
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The Middle Sea
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Author : John Julius Norwich
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2007-12-04
The Middle Sea written by John Julius Norwich and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-04 with History categories.
This lively and dramatic book brings roaring to life the grand sweep of 5,000 years of history in the cradle of civilization. A wonderfully illustrated account of the civilizations that rose and fell on the lands bordering the Mediterranean, The Middle Sea represents the culmination of a great historian’s unparalleled art and scholarship. John Julius Norwich provides brilliant portraits of the Phoenicians, the Egyptians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Byzantines, the Arabs, the French, the Venetians, the Popes, and the pirates of the Gulf. Above all, he deftly traces the intermingling of ancient conflicts and modern sensibilities that shapes life today on the shores of the Middle Sea.
By The Shores Of The Middle Sea
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Author : Dana Stabenow
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-10-21
By The Shores Of The Middle Sea written by Dana Stabenow and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-21 with Adventure stories categories.
By the Shores of the Middle Sea is the second novel in Dana Stabenow's Silk and Song Trilogy. In Everything Under the Heavens, 16-year old Johanna fled Cambaluc-and her murderous stepmother-joining her uncle's westbound caravan on the Silk Road. With her foster brother Jaufre and a few faithful companions, they made it to the rooftop of the world-Terak Pass-separating Mongol China from the scattered sheikdoms of the Persian empire. Then, disaster struck. In a climactic skirmish, Johanna and her stallion, North Wind, were abducted and Jaufre left for dead. Now, in By the Shores of the Middle Sea, Johanna is a prisoner in the harem at Talikan, with Baron Ogodei's army pillaging the countryside and preparing to sack the tiny Persian enclave. Hundreds of leagues to the south, in Kabul, Jaufre lies recovering from his near-fatal wound. Their journey has taken them halfway across a continent, yet an equal distance still lies between them and Gaza, where Johanna and Jaufre once meant to take ship for Venice and the sanctuary of Johanna's grandfather's family. Gaza and Venice: two cities on opposite shores of the Middle Sea that together open a door to the West. For Johanna and Jaufre, it's a passage that will shape their destiny, if only they can reach it.
The Middle Sea
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Author : Viscount John Julius Norwich
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2010-08-31
The Middle Sea written by Viscount John Julius Norwich and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-31 with History categories.
An electrifying narrative history of the Mediterranean from Ancient Egypt to 1919, from the bestselling author of The Popes and Sicily: A Short History The Mediterranean has nurtured three of the most dazzling civilisations of antiquity, witnessed the growth of three of our greatest religions and links three of the world's six continents. John Julius Norwich has visited every country around its shores; now he tells the story of the Middle Sea - a tale that begins with the Pharaohs and ends with the Treaty of Versailles - in a dramatic account of the remarkable civilisations that rose and fell on the lands of the Mediterranean. Expertly researched and ingeniously executed, Norwich takes us through the Arab conquests of Syria and North Africa; the Holy Roman Empire and the Crusades; Ferdinand and Isabella and the Spanish Inquisition; the great sieges of Rhodes and Malta by the Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent; the pirates of the Barbary Coast and the Battle of Lepanto; Nelson and Napoleon; the Greek War of Independence and the Italian Risorgimento. The Middle Sea is colourful, character-driven history at its most enjoyable and is the culmination of John Julius Norwich’s distinguished career as one of the greatest enthusiasts for anecdotal history. ‘An expertly paced, exhilarating read....a landmark in popular history-telling...a splendid achievement for its memorable scope and vitality... This wonderfully riveting history reveals our favourite holiday destination in all its glorious, epic depth’ Sunday Telegraph
The Sea In The Middle
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Author : Thomas E Burman
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2022-08-23
The Sea In The Middle written by Thomas E Burman and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-23 with History categories.
The Sea in the Middle presents an original and revisionist narrative of the development of the medieval west from late antiquity to the dawn of modernity. This textbook is uniquely centered on the Mediterranean and emphasizes the role played by peoples and cultures of Africa, Asia, and Europe in an age when Christians, Muslims, and Jews of various denominations engaged with each other in both conflict and collaboration. Key features: Fifteen-chapter structure to aid classroom use Sections in each chapter that feature key artifacts relevant to chapter themes Dynamic visuals, including 190 photos and 20 maps The Sea in the Middle and its sourcebook companion, Texts from the Middle, pair together to provide a framework and materials that guide students through this complex but essential history—one that will appeal to the diverse student bodies of today.
On The Shores Of The Great Sea Book I Of The Story Of The World
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Author : M. B. Synge
language : en
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
Release Date : 2013-01-01
On The Shores Of The Great Sea Book I Of The Story Of The World written by M. B. Synge and has been published by Cosimo, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-01 with History categories.
The Making Of The Middle Sea
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Author : Cyprian Broodbank
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2024-11-12
The Making Of The Middle Sea written by Cyprian Broodbank and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-11-12 with History categories.
An award-winning history of the Mediterranean from prehistory to the Classical world reissued with an extended new preface by the author.
The Middle Sea
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Author : Les Allan Murray
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
The Middle Sea written by Les Allan Murray and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with categories.
Sea And Shore
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Author : Martha Le Baron Goddard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1874
Sea And Shore written by Martha Le Baron Goddard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1874 with Sea poetry categories.
The Great Sea
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Author : David Abulafia
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2011-06-01
The Great Sea written by David Abulafia and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-01 with History categories.
Connecting Europe, Asia, and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea has been for millennia the place where religions, economies, and political systems met, clashed, influenced and absorbed one another. In this brilliant and expansive book, David Abulafia offers a fresh perspective by focusing on the sea itself: its practical importance for transport and sustenance; its dynamic role in the rise and fall of empires; and the remarkable cast of characters-sailors, merchants, migrants, pirates, pilgrims-who have crossed and re-crossed it. Ranging from prehistory to the 21st century, The Great Sea is above all a history of human interaction. Interweaving major political and naval developments with the ebb and flow of trade, Abulafia explores how commercial competition in the Mediterranean created both rivalries and partnerships, with merchants acting as intermediaries between cultures, trading goods that were as exotic on one side of the sea as they were commonplace on the other. He stresses the remarkable ability of Mediterranean cultures to uphold the civilizing ideal of convivencia, "living together." Now available in paperback, The Great Sea is the definitive account of perhaps the most vibrant theater of human interaction in history.
Island In The Sea Of Time
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Author : S. M. Stirling
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 1998-03-01
Island In The Sea Of Time written by S. M. Stirling and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-03-01 with Fiction categories.
“Utterly engaging...a page-turner that is certain to win the author legions of new readers and fans.”—George R. R. Martin, author of A Game of Thrones It's spring on Nantucket and everything is perfectly normal, until a sudden storm blankets the entire island. When the weather clears, the island's inhabitants find that they are no longer in the late twentieth century...but have been transported instead to the Bronze Age! Now they must learn to survive with suspicious, warlike peoples they can barely understand and deal with impending disaster, in the shape of a would-be conqueror from their own time.