Stephen O'Shea
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
©2017.
Language
English
Description
"A thrilling blend of contemporary travelogue and historical narrative about the Alps from 'a graceful and passionate writer' (Washington Post). For centuries the Alps have seen the march of armies, the flow of pilgrims and Crusaders, the feats of mountaineers and the dreams of engineers--and some 14 million people live among their peaks today. In The Alps, Stephen O'Shea takes readers up and down these majestic mountains, journeying through their...
Author
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Traces the parallel evolution of Christianity and Islam in the medieval Mediterranean world, describing their changing relationship--disastrous clashes and periods of peaceful co-existence and mutual enrichment--in light of the conflict of today.
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