A History of Crete - Couverture souple

Moorey, Chris

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1912208962 ISBN 13 : 9781912208968

Editeur : Haus Publishing, 2020

Synopsis

Known by the Greeks as ‘Megalónisos’, the ‘Great Island’, Crete has been of paramount strategic importance for thousands of years thanks to its location close to the junction of three continents and the heart of the eastern Mediterranean. The island has been ruled for much of its history by foreign invaders – Mycenaeans, Dorians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Venetians, Ottoman Turks and, briefly, the Third Reich – and thus much of its past has revolved around how the Cretans themselves, fierce lovers of freedom, have interacted with their conquerors and the influence of foreign rule on their culture. Two periods at either end of these 3000 years of domination form an intriguing contrast: the dazzling apogee of the Minoan civilisation and the brief period of autonomy before union with Greece at the beginning of the twentieth century. A History of Crete is an engaging, lively account of Crete from the Stone Age to the present day.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Chris Moorey is a writer and historian, and the author of A Glimpse of Heaven. He has lived in Crete for over twenty years.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Haus Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1912208962
• ISBN 13: 9781912208968
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 444
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Edoardo Braschi; gpsr@hauspublishing.com; ; Via Dino Camapana 2B; San Piero a Sieve; 50038; Italie