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Paul Robert Magocsi - This Blessed Land: Crimea and the Crimean Tatars - 9780772751102 - V9780772751102
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This Blessed Land: Crimea and the Crimean Tatars

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Description for This Blessed Land: Crimea and the Crimean Tatars Hardcover. An authoritative introduction to the Crimean peninsula, This Blessed Land is the first book in English to trace the vast history of Crimea from pre-historic times to the present. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1DVU; 1DVUA; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 173 x 243 x 15. Weight in Grams: 652.

A virtual island in the Black Sea, Crimea is connected to the European continent by only a narrow sliver of land. For centuries it was part of the Ottoman and Russian empires, then the Soviet Union, and today independent Ukraine. But its history goes back even farther, as is evident from a landscape filled with the remnants of cultures and peoples: classical Greeks, Goths, Byzantines, Mongols, imperial Russians, and, most importantly, Crimean Tatars.

An authoritative introduction to this fascinating region, This Blessed Land is the first book in English to trace the vast history of Crimea from pre-historic times to ... Read more

Published by the Chair of Ukrainian Studies, University of Toronto.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9780772751102
SKU
V9780772751102
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Paul Robert Magocsi
Paul Robert Magocsi is a professor of history and political science and the John Yaremko Chair of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Toronto.

Reviews for This Blessed Land: Crimea and the Crimean Tatars
‘Paul Robert Magocsi takes us on a historical journey… The breathtaking photography, detailed illustrations and maps add to the comprehensive depth of Magocsi’s work, allowing the reader to truly envision this unique land while reading of its rich, yet tragic legacy.’
Kristen Kletke
The Ukrainian Quarterly vol 81:1-3: 2015
‘Paul Magocsi fills a notable gap in the ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for This Blessed Land: Crimea and the Crimean Tatars


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