City of Light - Couverture souple

D'Ancona, Jacob

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0349108951 ISBN 13 : 9780349108957

Editeur : Abacus, 1998

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. Translated and edited by David Selbourne from a manuscript hidden from the outside world for centuries, it is a brilliant work of historical significance, a fascinating 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 unique light on, for example, the contemporary relationship of Jews and Christians, and the role for the individual in society - arguments of enduring relevance. It includes an end-piece by David Selbourne discussing the reaction to the 1997 hardback publication.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

David Selbourne was educated at Manchester Grammar School and Oxford and for two decades taught at Ruskin College, Oxford. He is a philosopher and author of THE PRINCIPLE OF DUTY, and THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Abacus
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0349108951
• ISBN 13: 9780349108957
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 528
• Éditeur: Selbourne David
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