| The Black Sea: A History Contributor(s): King, Charles (Author) |
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ISBN: 019928394X ISBN-13: 9780199283941 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $51.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2005 Annotation: The lands surrounding the Black Sea share a colorful past. Though in recent decades they have experienced ethnic conflict, economic collapse, and interstate rivalry, their common heritage and common interests run deep. Now, as a region at the meeting point of the Balkans, Central Asia, and the Middle East, the Black Sea is more important than ever. In this lively and entertaining book, which is based on extensive research in multiple languages, Charles King investigates the myriad connections that have made the Black Sea more of a bridge than a boundary, linking religious communities, linguistic groups, empires, and later, nations and states. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Security (national & International) - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 909.096 |
| LCCN: 2004300512 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.05 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The lands surrounding the Black Sea share a colorful past. Though in recent decades they have experienced ethnic conflict, economic collapse, and interstate rivalry, their common heritage and common interests run deep. Now, as a region at the meeting point of the Balkans, Central Asia, and the Middle East, the Black Sea is more important than ever. In this lively and entertaining book, which is based on extensive research in multiple languages, Charles King investigates the myriad connections that have made the Black Sea more of a bridge than a boundary, linking religious communities, linguistic groups, empires, and later, nations and states. |
