Genoa, La Superba : The Rise and Fall of a Merchant Pirate Superpower

Walton, Nicholas

ISBN 10: 1849045127 / ISBN 13: 9781849045124

Published by C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd, 2015

About this Item

2015. 1st Edition. Paperback. Fascinating history of Genoa that includes the imprisonment of Marco Polo, the introduction of the Black Death to Europe and the rise of explorer Christopher Columbus Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 334. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Seller Inventory # V9781849045124

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Genoa, La Superba : The Rise and Fall of a Merchant Pirate Superpower
• Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849045127
• ISBN 13: 9781849045124
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Genoa has an incredible story to tell. It rose from an obscurity imposed by its harsh geography to become a merchant-pirate superpower that helped create the medieval world. It fought bitter battles with its great rival Venice and imprisoned Marco Polo, as the feuding city-states connected Europe to the glories of the East. It introduced the Black Death to Europe, led the fight against the Barbary Corsairs, bankrolled Imperial Spain, and gave the world Christopher Columbus and a host of fearless explorers. Genoa and Liguria provided the brains and the heroism behind the Risorgimento, and was the last place emigrants saw before building new lives across the Atlantic. It played host to writers and Grand Tourists, gave football to the Italians, and helped build modern Italy. Today, along with the glorious Riviera coast of Liguria, Genoa provides some of the finest places on earth to sip wine, eat pesto and enjoy spectacular views. This book brings the past to life and paints a portrait of a modern port city and region that is only now coming to terms with a past that is as bloody, fascinating and influential as any in Europe.

About the Author

Nicholas Walton is a journalist who spent fourteen years at the BBC, covering foreign news at the World Service, working as Sarajevo and Warsaw correspondent, and making programmes from Sierra Leone to Georgia. After four years with the European Council on Foreign Relations he moved to his wife's hometown of Genoa, and now lives in Singapore.