Levant: Splendour and Catastrophe on the Mediterranean

ISBN-13: 9780719567087 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 480 str.

Philip Mansel

Opis

'Levant' is a book of cities. It describes the role of Smyrna, Alexandria and Beirut as windows on the world, escapes from nationality and tradition, centres of wealth, pleasure and freedom. By their mix of races and religions, they challenge stereotypes.