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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. meadcl | Apr 22, 2009 |   Interesting, synthetic account. I would have preferred more on the Anatolian piece. (  )timspalding | Jun 13, 2008 | Travel, Eastern Europe, Caucasus aimo | Oct 26, 2007 |  Interesting, a description of recent tours along the black sea coast leavened with fascinating but unsatisfyingly brief historical vignettes, of Greek, Roman, Scythian and other times. His main journalistic concern seemed to be description of the fragmented Soviet Union. (  )neurodrew | Mar 5, 2007 | chrisbrooke | Oct 27, 2005 |  0.054 seconds to build listing
Amazon.com (ISBN 0809015935, Paperback)In a colorful, learned and wholly original chronicle, Neal Ascherson shows us the Black Sea and its place in the history of Europe and Asia, from Jason and the Golden Fleece to the fall of Communism and the new world disorder. In his exploration of the myths and realities surrounding this remarkable region, where ancient cultures collided and modern states - Russia, Turkey, Romania, Greece, and Caucasus - mingle, he discovers that the meanings of community, nationhood, and cultural independence are both fierce and disturbingly uncertain.(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:02 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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"Must certainly be among the year's most memorable non-fiction books."-"Financial Times" --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Guardian
`...beautifully written book which is part history and part travelogue'
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Irish Times
`Many will find it compelling'
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Geographical Magazine
`While Ascherson's articulate investigation of huge historical events would be valuable at any time, his eyewitness account of how `a handful of good, brave people saved Russia' makes it a classic'
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Product Description
This title is a homage to the ocean and its shores, and a meditation on Eurasian history from the earliest times to the present. It evokes the culture, history and politics of the volatile region along these shores.