The City of Light - Couverture rigide

D'Ancona, Jacob

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0316639680 ISBN 13 : 9780316639682

Editeur : Little, Brown & Company, 1997

Synopsis

In 1270, Jewish scholar-merchant Jacob d'Ancona embarked on a remarkable voyage from his native Italy to Zaitun, the city of light, a vast coastal metropolis in southern China. His manuscript, hidden from the world for centuries, provides a first-person insight into life in the 13th century. It describes a thriving mercantile economy, whose vigorous manufacture and lavish consumption in the shadow of the impending Mongol invasion represent the swansong of a wealthy, decadent and surprisingly "modern" society. Jacob d'Ancona's participation as a foreign trader in the grand civic debates shed light on the relationship of Jews and Christians and the role of the individual in society.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Little, Brown & Company
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0316639680
• ISBN 13: 9780316639682
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Éditeur: Selbourne David
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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