A revised and updated edition of Philip Marsden’s classic travel book, published to coincide with the centenary of the Armenian massacres. After centuries of prominence as a world power, Armenia has withstood every attempt during the 20th century to destroy it. With a name redolent both of dim antiquity and of a modern world and its tensions, the Armenians founded a civilization and underwent a diaspora that brought many of the great ideas of the East to Western Europe. The Crossing Place is Philip Marsden’s gripping account of his remarkable journey through the Middle East, Eastern Europe and the Caucasus in a quest to discover the secret of one of the world’s most extraordinary peoples. Caught between opposing empires, between warring religions and ideologies – at the crossing place of history – the Armenians have somehow survived against the odds. This is their story – told by one of the finest travel writers at work today.
The Crossing Place: A Journey among the Armenians
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Author: Marsden, Philip
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780008127435
Details:
Author: Marsden, Philip
Brand: imusti
Edition: Revised ed.
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 272
Release Date: 26-05-2015
Package Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780008127435
