A History of Sicily (Two-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Denis Mack Smith
Binding: Hardback
Published: Dorset Press, 1988
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
This two‑volume history presents Denis Mack Smith’s authoritative account of Sicily, charting its complex political and cultural evolution from antiquity through modern times. Smith chronicles the island’s role as a crossroads of Mediterranean civilizations, detailing successive periods of Greek, Roman, Arab, Norman, and Spanish influence. The work illustrates the interplay of conquest, governance, and local identity, uncovering how external powers shaped Sicily’s institutions while its people maintained a distinctive character. Each volume instructs readers through carefully structured narrative and critical analysis, arguing for Sicily’s central importance in European history rather than its traditional marginalization.
Author: Denis Mack Smith
Binding: Hardback
Published: Dorset Press, 1988
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
This two‑volume history presents Denis Mack Smith’s authoritative account of Sicily, charting its complex political and cultural evolution from antiquity through modern times. Smith chronicles the island’s role as a crossroads of Mediterranean civilizations, detailing successive periods of Greek, Roman, Arab, Norman, and Spanish influence. The work illustrates the interplay of conquest, governance, and local identity, uncovering how external powers shaped Sicily’s institutions while its people maintained a distinctive character. Each volume instructs readers through carefully structured narrative and critical analysis, arguing for Sicily’s central importance in European history rather than its traditional marginalization.