LEADER 00000nim 22004815i 4500 003 NjBwBT 005 20180628162551.0 006 m o h u 007 cr nnannnuuuuu 007 sz zunnnnnzned 008 180426s2016 xx nnnn o eng d 020 9781494591441 :|c$49.95 020 1494591448 :|c$49.95 035 (OCoLC)974245575 037 0017251796|bBaker & Taylor 040 NjBwBT|beng|erda|cNjBwBT|dUtOrBLW 069 03415706 099 eAudiobook Boundless 100 1 Norwich, John Julius. 245 10 Sicily :|ban island at the crossroads of history /|cJohn Julius Norwich.|h[Boundless electronic resource] 250 Unabridged. 264 1 |bTantor Media Inc.,|c2016. 300 1 online resource 336 spoken word|bspw|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 347 text file|2rda 520 'Sicily, ' said Goethe, 'is the key to everything.' It is the largest island in the Mediterranean, the stepping- stone between Europe and Africa, the link between the Latin West and the Greek East. Sicily's strategic location has tempted Roman emperors, French princes, and Spanish kings. The subsequent struggles to conquer and keep it have played crucial roles in the rise and fall of the world's most powerful dynasties. Yet Sicily has often been little more than a footnote in books about other empires. Here is a vivid, erudite, chronicle of an island and the remarkable kings, queens, and tyrants who fought to rule it. From its beginnings as a Greek city-state to its emergence as a multicultural trading hub during the Crusades, from the rebellion against Italian unification to the rise of the Mafia, the story of Sicily is rich with extraordinary moments and dramatic characters. Writing with his customary deftness and humor, John Julius Norwich outlines the surprising influence Sicily has had on world history and tells the story of one of the world's most kaleidoscopic cultures in a galvanizing, contemporary way. 538 Requires Boundless App. 650 7 Civilization.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00862898 650 7 Kings and rulers.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00987694 651 0 Sicily (Italy)|xHistory. 651 0 Sicily (Italy)|xCivilization. 651 0 Sicily (Italy)|xKings and rulers|xHistory. 651 0 Sicily (Italy)|xHistory, Military. 651 7 Italy|zSicily.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204499 655 7 History.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411628 655 7 Military history.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411630 710 2 Boundless (Digital media service) |0_aBoundless_(Digital_media_service) 856 40 |uhttps://naper.boundless.baker-taylor.com/ng/view/library /title/0017251796|zFound on Boundless