Professor Prof Roderick Beaton

Broschiertes Buch

The Greeks

A Global History

Beschreibung

'Monumental . An authoritative guide to the countless ways in which Greek words and ideas have shaped the modern world.' Financial TimesThe Greeks is a story which takes us from the archaeological treasures of the Bronze Age Aegean and myths of gods and heroes, to the politics of the European Union today.

Autor

Roderick Beaton is Emeritus Koraes Professor of Modern Greek and Byzantine History, Language and Literature at King's College London. He is a four-time winner of the Runciman Award, for books including George Seferis: Waiting for the Angel: A Biography; Byron's War: Romantic Rebellion, Greek Revolution, which was also shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize and, most recently, Greece: Biography of a Modern Nation, also shortlisted for the Cundill History Prize. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and Commander of the Order of Honour of the Hellenic Republic.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Faber & Faber
• Main
• Seitenzahl: 608
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juni 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 128mm x 43mm
• Gewicht: 450g
• ISBN-13: 9780571353576
• ISBN-10: 0571353576
• Artikelnr.: 63428304