Levant : splendour and catastophe on the Mediterranean / Philip Mansel.
Levant : splendour and catastophe on the Mediterranean / Philip Mansel.
Levant : splendour and catastophe on the Mediterranean / Philip Mansel.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
London : John Murray, 2010.
Date
2010.
Call Numbers
N956/164
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Language
English
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Physical content
470 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
London : John Murray, 2010.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2010.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Levant is a book of cities. It describes Smyrna, Alexandria and Beirut when they were windows on the world, escapes from nationality and tradition, centres of wealth, pleasure and freedom. Using unpublished family papers, Philip Mansel describes their colourful, contradictory history, from the beginning of the French alliance with the Ottoman Empir...
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Levant : splendour and catastophe on the Mediterranean / Philip Mansel.
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N956/164
Record Identifier
74VM8QERxlQX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM8QERxlQX
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ISBN
0719567076 (hbk.)
9780719567070 (hbk.)
DDC
956
MMS ID
991000251339702626
