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The Liquid Continent: Alexandria, Venice and Istanbul
Nicholas Woodsworth
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Description for The Liquid Continent: Alexandria, Venice and Istanbul
Paperback. Combining history and travel narrative, this journey around the eastern edge of the Mediterranean, the sea which gave birth to Western civilisation and has its own, distinct culture. In three cities the author finds traces of a vibrant and cosmopolitan heritage, and asks what these cities and their inhabitants owe to the sea. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1DVT; 1HBE; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 125 x 22. Weight in Grams: 264.
Combining history and travel narrative, Nicholas Woodsworth journeys around the eastern edge of the Mediterranean, the sea which gave birth to Western civilisation. This sea, he says, should not be seen as an empty space surrounded by Europe, Asia and Africa, but as a continent in its own right, a place from whose coastlines people look, not outwards to distant countries or that capitals but inwards across the water to each other. The Mediterranean has its own culture, its own life, its own way of being. Setting out from Alexandria, in a journey marked by lively and unpredictable encounters, Woodsworth ... Read more
Combining history and travel narrative, Nicholas Woodsworth journeys around the eastern edge of the Mediterranean, the sea which gave birth to Western civilisation. This sea, he says, should not be seen as an empty space surrounded by Europe, Asia and Africa, but as a continent in its own right, a place from whose coastlines people look, not outwards to distant countries or that capitals but inwards across the water to each other. The Mediterranean has its own culture, its own life, its own way of being. Setting out from Alexandria, in a journey marked by lively and unpredictable encounters, Woodsworth ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The Armchair Traveller at the BookHaus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
348
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781909961067
SKU
V9781909961067
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Nicholas Woodsworth
Nicholas Woodsworth was Africa Correspondent of the Financial Times. His travelogues include Crossing Jerusalem: Journeys at the Centre of the World's Trouble and Seeking Provence: Old Myths, New Paths.
Reviews for The Liquid Continent: Alexandria, Venice and Istanbul
'A Mediterranean trilogy to cherish ... Woodsworth has a lively, accessible style' - Guardian