Sicily : an island at the crossroads of history / John Julius Norwich.
Sicily : an island at the crossroads of history / John Julius Norwich.
Sicily : an island at the crossroads of history / John Julius Norwich.
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Publisher
New York : Random House, [2015]
Call Numbers
G 2015/3544
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Language
English
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Physical content
xxvii, 362 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Greeks -- Carthaginians -- Romans, Barbarians, Byzantines, Arabs -- Normans -- The end of the Kingdom -- Stupor mundi -- The Vespers -- The domination of Spain -- Piracy and revolution -- The coming of the Bourbons -- Napoleon, Nelson, and the Hamiltons -- Joseph and Joachim -- The end of the Murats...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Random House, [2015]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2015]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"'Sicily,' said Goethe, 'is the key to everything.' The birthplace of Archimedes, Georgio de Chirico, and Muhammad al-Idrisi, it is the largest island in the Mediterranean. The stepping-stone between Europe and Africa, the gateway between the East and the West, the link between the Latin world and the Greek, at once a stronghold, clearing-house and...
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Full title
Sicily : an island at the crossroads of history / John Julius Norwich.
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Notes
General note
"Originally published in the United Kingdom by John Murray (Publishers), a Hachette UK Company"--Title-page verso.
Originally published under title: Sicily : a short history, from the Greeks to Cosa Nostra.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2015/3544
Record Identifier
74VKRdam7a0d
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRdam7a0d
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ISBN
9780812995176 hardcover acid-free paper
0812995171 hardcover acid-free paper
DDC
945.8
MMS ID
991023042729702626
