A History Of Sicily
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.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Few islands in the world have been fought over, conquered, and transformed as relentlessly as Sicily, and A History of Sicily presents the full sweep of that turbulent story with commanding authority. From the ancient Greek colonies and Carthaginian wars chronicled by M. I. Finley, through the Norman kingdoms and Spanish viceroys detailed by Denis Mack Smith, to the modern struggles with the Mafia and the Italian state illuminated by Christopher Duggan, the island emerges as a crucible of Western civilisation itself. Together, the three authors construct a narrative that is at once rigorous and deeply human, arguing that Sicily's perpetual subjugation shaped a culture of profound resilience and contradictions. Finley's classical scholarship, Mack Smith's masterly political history, and Duggan's incisive modernity combine to produce a work of rare breadth and depth. For anyone who has ever stood on the sun-bleached ruins of Agrigento or walked the labyrinthine streets of Palermo, this is the indispensable companion — and for those who have not yet made that journey, it issues an invitation impossible to refuse.
Author: M. I. Finley, Denis Mack Smith And Christopher Duggan
Format: Hardback
Genre: European history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Few islands in the world have been fought over, conquered, and transformed as relentlessly as Sicily, and A History of Sicily presents the full sweep of that turbulent story with commanding authority. From the ancient Greek colonies and Carthaginian wars chronicled by M. I. Finley, through the Norman kingdoms and Spanish viceroys detailed by Denis Mack Smith, to the modern struggles with the Mafia and the Italian state illuminated by Christopher Duggan, the island emerges as a crucible of Western civilisation itself. Together, the three authors construct a narrative that is at once rigorous and deeply human, arguing that Sicily's perpetual subjugation shaped a culture of profound resilience and contradictions. Finley's classical scholarship, Mack Smith's masterly political history, and Duggan's incisive modernity combine to produce a work of rare breadth and depth. For anyone who has ever stood on the sun-bleached ruins of Agrigento or walked the labyrinthine streets of Palermo, this is the indispensable companion — and for those who have not yet made that journey, it issues an invitation impossible to refuse.