- History, Black sea, Coasts, Geschichte
"This strikingly original book is about place and history - about the universe of the Black Sea, from Jason and the Golden Fleece to the fall of Communism and the new world disorder. As Neal Ascherson shows in a colorful, learned, and surprising chronicle, the Black Sea has been a decisive "personality" in the history of Europe and Asia; his exploration of the myths and realities surrounding it reveals why it is still so alluring - and important - today."--BOOK JACKET.
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- Author
- Neal Ascherson
- First published
- 1995
- Pages
- 356
- Publisher
- Vintage, Brand: Hill and Wang, Penguin Random House
- Editions
- 16
- Language
- English, tur, heb, Spanish
- ISBN
- 9788467205572
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Charles Neal Ascherson (born 5 October 1932) is a Scottish journalist and writer. In his youth he fought for the British in the Malayan Emergency. He has been described by Radio Prague as "one of Britain's leading experts on central and eastern Europe". Ascherson is the author of several books on the history of Poland and Ukraine. His work has appeared in *The Guardian* and *The New York Review of Books.*
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