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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The celebrated new history of one of the world's truly great cities, through spectacular golden ages and terrible disastersOver thirteen centuries, Baghdad has enjoyed both cultural and commercial pre-eminence, boasting artistic and intellectual sophistication and an economy once the envy of the world. It was here, in the time of the Caliphs, that the Thousand and One Nights were set. Yet it has also been a city of great hardships, beset by epidemics, famines, floods, and numerous foreign invasions which have brought terrible bloodshed. This is the history of its storytellers and its tyrants, of its philosophers and conquerors.Here, in the first new history of Baghdad in nearly 80 years, Justin Marozzi brings to life the whole tumultuous history of what was once the greatest capital on earth. Over thirteen centuries, Baghdad has enjoyed both cultural and commercial pre-eminence, boasting artistic and intellectual sophistication and an economy once the envy of the world. This new history of Baghdad brings to life the story of what was once the greatest capital on earth. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780141047102
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Book Description Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. Over thirteen centuries, Baghdad has enjoyed both cultural and commercial pre-eminence, boasting artistic and intellectual sophistication and an economy once the envy of the world. This new history of Baghdad brings to life the story of what was once the greatest capital on earth. Seller Inventory # B9780141047102
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Book Description Condition: New. Over thirteen centuries, Baghdad has enjoyed both cultural and commercial pre-eminence, boasting artistic and intellectual sophistication and an economy once the envy of the world. This new history of Baghdad brings to life the story of what was once the greatest capital on earth. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 386. . 2015. First Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780141047102
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