{"product_id":"famagusta-maritima-mariners-merchants-pilgrims-and-mercenaries-9789004364318","title":"Famagusta Maritima: Mariners, Merchants, Pilgrims and Mercenaries","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFamagusta Maritima: Mariners, Merchants, Pilgrims and Mercenaries presents a collection of scholarly studies spanning the thousand year history of the port of Famagusta in Cyprus. This historic harbour city was at the heart of the Crusading Lusignan dynasty, a possession of both Genoa and Venice during the Renaissance, a port of the Ottoman Empire for three centuries, and in time, a strategic naval and intelligence node for the British Empire. It is a maritime space made famous by the realities of its extraordinary importance and influence, followed by its calamitous demise.    Contributors are: Michele Bacci, Lucie Bonato, Tomasz Borowski, Mike Carr, Pierre-Vincent Claverie, Dragos Cosmescu, Nicholas Coureas, Marko Kiessel, Antonio Musarra, William Spates, Asu Tozan, Ahmet Usta, and Michael Walsh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This richly illustrated collection opens new perspectives on an old city, and the relationships between ports, islands, economic and geopolitical power\". Andrew Lambert, in The Journal of Historical Association, 2020.","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210749174103,"sku":"9789004364318","price":122.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/famagusta-maritima-mariners-merchants-pilgrims-and-mercenaries-9789004364318","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}