Dubrovnik: A History (New edition)
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Dubrovnik: A History (New edition)
Dubrovnik: A History (New edition)

Dubrovnik: A History (New edition)

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Robin Harris (Author)  

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Since emerging as a settlement in the seventh century, Dubrovnik held a significant position beyond what could have been expected of this tiny city-state. Its merchants, trading throughout the huge Ottoman Empire, enjoyed privileges denied to other Western states. A politically skilled and commercially enterprising ruling class took every opportunity to maximise the Republic's wealth. Dubrovnik also faced the extreme dangers posed by Venetian aggressors, Ottoman plotters, a terrible earthquake in 1667 and, finally, the will of Napoleon. In 1991-92, the city survived the besieging Yugoslav army, which heavily damaged but did not destroy Dubrovnik's cultural heritage. This book is a comprehensive history of Dubrovnik's progress over twelve centuries of European development, encompassing arts, architecture, social and economic changes and the traumas of war and politics. Illustrations, unspecified
Robin Harris has a D. Phil in modern history from Oxford University. He writes extensively on the Balkans, in particular Croatia and Bosnia.
  • Contributor: Robin Harris
  • Imprint: Saqi Books
  • ISBN13: 9780863569593
  • Number of Pages: 504
  • Packaged Dimensions: 165x235mm
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Saqi Books
  • Release Date: 2006-01-31
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Robin Harris has a D. Phil in modern history from Oxford University. He writes extensively on the Balkans, in particular Croatia and Bosnia.

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