Alexandria: The City That Changed the World
Islam Issa
ISBN 10: 1529377625 ISBN 13: 9781529377620
Published by Sceptre, 2024
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Synopsis:
An original, authoritative and lively cultural history of the first modern city, from pre-Homeric times to the present day
About the Author: Professor Islam Issa is an award-winning British-Egyptian author, broadcaster and curator, recently named by the BBC as 'one of the UK's most significant new thinkers'. He is Professor of Literature and History at Birmingham City University, has written several academic books and curated internationally renowned exhibitions. As well as contributing to the Guardian, New Statesman and Times Literary Supplement, he has presented television and radio documentaries on the BBC and featured on such outlets as Netflix.
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Title: Alexandria: The City That Changed the World
Publisher: Sceptre
Publication Date: 2024
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good