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Alexandria: The City that Changed the World: 'Monumental' – Daily Telegraph - Couverture souple

Issa, Islam

 
9781529377620: Alexandria: The City that Changed the World: 'Monumental' – Daily Telegraph
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1529377625 ISBN 13 : 9781529377620
Editeur : Sceptre, 2024

Synopsis

'Fascinating and important'
Natalie Haynes, author of Stone Blind

'Monumental and vividly imagined'
DAILY TELEGRAPH

'Wonderfully entertaining'
SUNDAY TIMES

A SUNDAY TIMES AND TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR

On a sparsely populated Egyptian coastline, Alexander the Great sketched his vision of a metropolis into the sand. Situated on the cusp of three continents, it became the city where Greeks and Egyptians, Romans and Jews created a global knowledge capital that changed the face of philosophy, religion and science forever.

In this sweeping biography of the great city, Islam Issa takes us on a fascinating journey across millennia. Rich in big ideas, brutal tragedies and distinctive characters, Alexandria tells the gripping story of a city that has shaped our modern world.

'Fantastic ... it will be hard to tell [Alexandria's] story in a more informed and affectionate way than Issa has'
AL JAZEERA

'A multifaceted history of an enthralling city'
Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, author of Persians: The Age of the Great Kings

'A cornucopia of fascinating details, every page revealing a new delight'
Paul Strathern, author of The Medici

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À propos de l'auteur

Professor Islam Issa is an award-winning British-Egyptian author, broadcaster and curator, recently named by the BBC as 'one of the UK's most significant new thinkers'. He is Professor of Literature and History at Birmingham City University, has written several academic books and curated internationally renowned exhibitions. As well as contributing to the Guardian, New Statesman and Times Literary Supplement, he has presented television and radio documentaries on the BBC and featured on such outlets as Netflix.

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Éditeur
Sceptre
Date d'édition
2024
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1529377625
ISBN 13 
9781529377620
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
496
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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