{"product_id":"the-middle-sea-a-history-of-the-mediterranean-9781400034284","title":"The Middle Sea: A History of the Mediterranean","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis lively and dramatic book brings roaring to life the grand sweep of 5,000 years of history in the cradle of civilization. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA wonderfully illustrated account of the civilizations that rose and fell on the lands bordering the Mediterranean, \u003ci\u003eThe Middle Sea\u003c\/i\u003e represents the culmination of a great historian's unparalleled art and scholarship. John Julius Norwich provides brilliant portraits of the Phoenicians, the Egyptians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Byzantines, the Arabs, the French, the Venetians, the Popes, and the pirates of the Gulf. Above all, he deftly traces the intermingling of ancient conflicts and modern sensibilities that shapes life today on the shores of the Middle Sea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/04\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400034284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.05h x 5.18w x 1.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/23\/2007 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"John Julius Norwich","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42917120540853,"sku":"9781400034284","price":21.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f460807c-66ba-4874-a144-668308959c68.jpg?v=1687278050","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-middle-sea-a-history-of-the-mediterranean-9781400034284","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}