Athens : City of Wisdom by Bruce Clark (2022, Hardcover) online kaufen

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PublisherPegasus Books

ISBN-101643138758

ISBN-139781643138756

eBay Product ID (ePID)19050413297

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Book TitleAthens : City of Wisdom

Number of Pages624 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicCivilization, Europe / Greece (See Also Ancient / Greece), Ancient / Greece

Publication Year2022

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorBruce Clark

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height2.3 in

Item Weight29.4 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2023-302056

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsIn a sweeping history covering thousands of years, Bruce Clark combines academic rigour with a personal passion for Greece. Given such a sweep of history, it's a story that brings with it a multitude of moments -- highs and lows; glorious triumphs and bitter defeats -- which the author presents in 21 detail-packed chapters, each focusing on a critical moment in the history of Athens. Clark's affection for a city that he still sees as a symbol of democracy is unmissable and highly informative. This native Athenian reviewer certainly came away with many fresh insights into her home town., From Pheidias's Parthenon to Calatrava's OlympicStadium,BruceClarkhaspulled off a stunning retrospect and beautifully written overview of one of the world's greatest cities. Athenophiles of all ages and stripes will find in Athens a cornucopia of city-related treasures.

Dewey Decimal938/.5

SynopsisA sweeping narrative history of Athens, telling the three-thousand-year story of the birthplace of Western civilization. Even on the most smog-bound of days, the rocky outcrop on which the Acropolis stands is visible above the sprawling roof-scape of the Greek capital. Athens presents one of the most recognizable and symbolically potent panoramas of any of the world's cities: the pillars and pediments of the Parthenon - the temple dedicated to Athena, goddess of wisdom, that crowns the Acropolis - dominate a city whose name is synonymous for many with civilization itself. It is hard not to feel the hand of history in such a place. The birthplace of democracy, Western philosophy and theatre, Athens' importance cannot be understated. Few cities have enjoyed a history so rich in artistic creativity and the making of ideas; or one so curiously patterned by alternating cycles of turbulence and quietness. From the legal reforms of the lawmaker Solon in the sixth century BCE to the travails of early twenty-first century Athens, as it struggles with the legacy of the economic crises of the 2000s, Clark brings the city's history to life, evoking its cultural richness and political resonance in this epic, kaleidoscopic history.

LC Classification NumberDF917.C53 2022