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Article: The Black Sea: A History.(Reviews)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
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- Contemporary Review
- Article date:
- September 1, 2004
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The Black Sea: A History. Charles King. Oxford University Press. [pounds sterling]20.00. xx + 276 pages. ISBN 0-19-924161-9. As Prof. King points out, 'oceans seas and rivers have a history of their own, not merely as highways or boundaries but as central players' in man's story. This geographical history should do much to deepen our understanding of an important, but often neglected area of life. The author is concerned with the relationship between the Black Sea and the countries that border it: modern-day Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Russia and Georgia. The book aims at bringing together 'the histories, cultures and politics of the peoples around the Black Sea ...