{"product_id":"the-middle-sea-a-history-of-the-mediterranean-paperback","title":"The Middle Sea: A History of the Mediterranean - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Julius Norwich\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis lively and dramatic book brings roaring to life the grand sweep of 5,000 years of history in the cradle of civilization. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA wonderfully illustrated account of the civilizations that rose and fell on the lands bordering the Mediterranean, \u003ci\u003eThe Middle Sea\u003c\/i\u003e represents the culmination of a great historian's unparalleled art and scholarship. John Julius Norwich provides brilliant portraits of the Phoenicians, the Egyptians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Byzantines, the Arabs, the French, the Venetians, the Popes, and the pirates of the Gulf. Above all, he deftly traces the intermingling of ancient conflicts and modern sensibilities that shapes life today on the shores of the Middle Sea.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Julius Norwich\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of many acclaimed works of history, including A \u003ci\u003eHistory of Venice, Byzantium, \u003c\/i\u003eand, most recently, \u003ci\u003eParadise of Cities: Venice in the 19th Century\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also written and presented some thirty historical documentaries for BBC Television. Formerly chairman of the Venice in Peril Fund, he now heads the World Monuments Fund in Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 720\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.45 x 8.05 x 5.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 04, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52039818314029,"sku":"9781400034284","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/Qm5tMjUzVXpPcUR1bExDaS9xbjZSQT09.webp?v=1777963823","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-middle-sea-a-history-of-the-mediterranean-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}