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The Invention of Sicily

A Mediterranean History

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Sicily has always acted as a gateway between Europe and the rest of the world. Fought over by the Phoenicians and Greeks, the Romans, Goths and Byzantines, Arabs and Normans, Germans, and the Spanish and the French for thousands of years, Sicily became a unique melting pot where diverse traditions merged, producing a unique heritage and singular culture.

In this fascinating account of the island from the earliest times to the present day, author and journalist Jamie Mackay leads us through this most elusive of places. From its pivotal position in the development of Greek and Roman mythology, and the beautiful remnants of both the Arab and Norman invasions, through to the rise of the bandits and the Cosa Nostra, The Invention of Sicily is the perfect companion to the culture and history of Sicily.

Mackay weaves the political and social development of the island in with its fascinating cultural heritage - in doing so discussing how great works including Lampedusa's masterpiece The Leopard and its film adaptation by Visconti, and the novels of Leonardo Sciascia, among many others, have both been shaped by Sicily's past, and continue to shape it into the present.

©2021 Jamie Mackay (P)2021 Tantor Europe Moderne XXe siècle Moyen Âge Italie Afrique Histoire ancienne Moyen-Orient Amérique Latine Tradition Croisade Historical Nonfiction
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I knew Sicily had a long history, and it had not always been part of Italy, but my knowledge was limited beyond that. Well, aside of Mt. Etna and the Sicilian mafia. While there wasn’t much about the volcano in this book, the start of the mafia was covered, and all that came afterwards. The early Greek history was well covered, and the slow evolution into an Italian state. It was good… but it also didn’t give me a real flavour of the people. Fortunately, there are lots of other books out there that have this covered.

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