Crimea: A History Tapa dura - 2016 - 1st Edición

Hurst Company, 2016. Tapa dura. Como nuevo. Hurst Company 2016 Texto en ingles. Tapa dura de editorial con sobrecubierta de editorial ilustrada. 224 paginas. Como nuevo. 23 x 15 Cm

Hurst & Co Ltd, 2016. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 256 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.00 inches.

Hardback. New. This history of the Crimea is essential reading for all those who have been perplexed by what lies behind Russia's recent annexation of the Black Sea peninsula.

Hurst & Co Ltd, 2016. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 256 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.00 inches.

Crimea: A History by Neil Kent
In 2016 Crimea shaped the headlines much as it did some 160 years ago when the Crimean War pitted Britain, France, and Turkey against Russia. Yet few books have been published on the history of the peninsula. For many readers, Crimea seems as remote today as it was when colonized by the ancient Greeks.
Neil Kent's book recounts the history of Crimea over three millennia. A crossroads between Europe and Asia, ships sailed to and from Crimean ports, forming a bridge that carried merchandise and transmitted ideas and innovations.
Greeks, Scythians, Tatars, Russians, Armenians, and Genoese are among those who have settled in the peninsula since antiquity, a veritable demographic patchwork. Their religious beliefs are almost as numerous: Islam, Judaism, Russian and Greek Orthodoxy, as well as Roman Catholicism have all taken root. This mosaic is reflected also in places of worship and the palaces which still adorn Crimea: imperial Romanov Massandra, the "noble nest" of Prince… Leer más

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hardcover. New.