{"product_id":"9780809015931","title":"Black Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize for History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this study of the fateful encounters between Europe and Asia on the shores of a legendary sea, Neal Ascherson explores the disputed meaning of community, nationhood, history, and culture in a region famous for its dramatic conflicts. What makes the Back Sea cultures distinctive, Ascherson agrues, is the way their comonent parts came together over the millennia to shape unique communities, languages, religions, and trade. As he shows with skill and persuasiveness, \u003ci\u003eBlack Sea\u003c\/i\u003e patterns in the Caucasus, Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Turkey, and Greece have linked the peoples of Europe and Asia together for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Neal Ascherson","offers":[{"title":"Farrar Straus \u0026amp; Giroux |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  1996-09-30","offer_id":48938150658303,"sku":"9780809015931","price":33.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_776d7085-655d-4188-9bec-b922f32d7d7d.jpg?v=1785859374","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780809015931","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}