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City of Fortune: How Venice Ruled the Seas (CROWLEY, Roger)

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The New York Times bestselling author of Empires of the Sea charts Venice’s astounding five-hundred-year voyage to the pinnacle of power in an epic story that stands unrivaled for drama, intrigue, and sheer opulent majesty. City of Fortune traces the full arc of the Venetian imperial saga...

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Hmotnost365 g
ISBN978-0-8129-8022-6
Jazykanglicky
Kontrola úplnosti knihykniha je kompletní, nechybí žádná stránka
Počet stran439
Rok vydání2013
Stavlehounce opotřebované vrchní desky, v jednom místě vrchní desky maličko natrženy, jinak výborný stav
Vazbabrožovaná (měkké desky)
VydavatelRandom House

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“The rise and fall of Venice’s empire is an irresistible story, and (Roger] Crowley, with his rousing descriptive gifts and scholarly attention to detail, is its perfect chronicler.” — THE FINANCIAL TIMES

The New York Times bestselling author of Empires of the Sea charts Venice’s astounding five-hundred-year voyage to the pinnacle of power in an epic story that stands unrivaled for drama, intrigue, and sheer opulent majesty. City of Fortune traces the full arc of the Venetian imperial saga, from the ill-fated Fourth Crusade, which culminates in the sacking of Constantinople in 1204, to the Ottoman-Venetian War of 1499-1503, which secs the Ottoman Turks supplant the Venetians as the preeminent naval power in the Mediterranean. In between are three centuries of Venetian maritime dominance, during which a tiny city of “lagoon dwellers" grows into the richest place on earth. Drawing on firsthand accounts of pitched sea battles, skillful negotiations, and diplomatic maneuvers, Crowley paints a vivid picture of this avaricious, enterprising people and the bountiful lands that came under their dominion. From the opening of the spice routes to the clash between Christianity and Islam, Venice played a leading role in the defining conflicts of its time—the reverberations of which are still being felt today.

“Crowley chronicles the peak of Venice's past glory with Wordsworthian sympathy, supplemented by impressive learning and infectious enthusiasm.” — THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

“A pleasure to read... a gripping story.” — WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF BOOKS

“Fascinating... [Crowley writes] absorbingly and accessibly for all readers of history.” — LIBRARY JOURNAL

Autor

CROWLEY, Roger CROWLEY, Roger
Roger Crowley je spisovatel a historik žijící ve Velké Británii, absolvent Univerzity v Cambridge. Jako dítě z rodiny námořníka byl vždy fascinován námořnictvím a historií, a to od útlého věku. Žil v Istanbulu, procestoval křížem krážem celé Turecko. Jeho hlavním zájmem je Byzantská, Benátská a Osmanská říše, námořnictví a historie zprostředkovaná očitými svědky. Je autorem knih o říších Středozemí a jeho okolí: 1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West; Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World; City of Fortune: How Venice Ruled the Seas; a Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the Worlds First Global Empire. ------------------- Roger Crowley is a U.K.-based writer and historian and a graduate of Cambridge University. As the child of a naval family, his fascination with maritime and world history started early, on the island of Malta. He has lived in Istanbul, walked across much of western Turkey, and traveled widely throughout the region. His particular interests are the Byzantines, Venetian, and Ottoman empires, seafaring and eyewitness history. He is the author of four books on the empires of the Mediterranean and its surroundings: 1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West; Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World; City of Fortune: How Venice Ruled the Seas; and Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the Worlds First Global Empire. (Source/Zdroj: "City of Fortune: How Venice Ruled the Seas", 2012, Random House.)

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