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The Invention of Sicily

- A Mediterranean History
Af: Jamie Mackay Engelsk Hardback

The Invention of Sicily

- A Mediterranean History
Af: Jamie Mackay Engelsk Hardback
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Sicily is at the crossroads of the Mediterranean, and for over 2000 years has been the gateway between Europe, Africa and the East. It has long been seen as the frontier between Western Civilization and the rest, but never definitively part of either. Despite being conquered by empires - Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, Hapsburg Spain - it remains uniquely apart. The island’s story maps a mosaic that mixes the story of myth and wars, maritime empires and reckless crusades, and a people who refuse to be ruled. <br>In this riveting, rich history Jamie Mackay peels away the layers of this most mysterious of islands. This story finds its origins in ancient myth but has been reinventing itself across centuries: in conquest and resistance. Inseparable from these political and social developments are the artefacts of the nation’s cultural patrimony – ancient amphitheatres, Arab gardens, Baroque Cathedrals, as well as great literature such as Giuseppe di Lampedusa’s masterpiece <i>The Leopard</i>, and the novels and plays of Luigi Pirandello. In its modern era, Sicily has been the site of revolution, Cosa Nostra and, in the twenty-first century, the epicentre of the refugee crisis. <br><i>The Invention of Sicily</i> is a dazzling introduction to the island, its history and its people.
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Sicily is at the crossroads of the Mediterranean, and for over 2000 years has been the gateway between Europe, Africa and the East. It has long been seen as the frontier between Western Civilization and the rest, but never definitively part of either. Despite being conquered by empires - Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, Hapsburg Spain - it remains uniquely apart. The island’s story maps a mosaic that mixes the story of myth and wars, maritime empires and reckless crusades, and a people who refuse to be ruled. <br>In this riveting, rich history Jamie Mackay peels away the layers of this most mysterious of islands. This story finds its origins in ancient myth but has been reinventing itself across centuries: in conquest and resistance. Inseparable from these political and social developments are the artefacts of the nation’s cultural patrimony – ancient amphitheatres, Arab gardens, Baroque Cathedrals, as well as great literature such as Giuseppe di Lampedusa’s masterpiece <i>The Leopard</i>, and the novels and plays of Luigi Pirandello. In its modern era, Sicily has been the site of revolution, Cosa Nostra and, in the twenty-first century, the epicentre of the refugee crisis. <br><i>The Invention of Sicily</i> is a dazzling introduction to the island, its history and its people.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 304
ISBN-13: 9781786637734
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 1786637731
Kategori: Sicily
Udg. Dato: 13 jul 2021
Længde: 28mm
Bredde: 216mm
Højde: 149mm
Forlag: Verso Books
Oplagsdato: 13 jul 2021
Forfatter(e): Jamie Mackay
Forfatter(e) Jamie Mackay

Kategori Sicily

ISBN-13 9781786637734

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 304

Udgave

Længde 28mm

Bredde 216mm

Højde 149mm

Udg. Dato 13 jul 2021

Oplagsdato 13 jul 2021

Forlag Verso Books

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