Alexandria The City That Changed The World Islam Issa by Islam Issa 9781639365456, 9781639365463, 1639365451, 163936546X instant download after payment.

Islam Issa’s father had always told him about their city's magnificence, & as he looked at the new library in Alexandria it finally hit home. This is no ordinary library. And Alexandria is no ordinary city. 

Combining rigorous research with myth & folklore, Alexandria is an authoritative history of a city that has shaped our modern world. Soon after being founded by Alexander the Great, Alexandria became the crucible of cultural exchange between East & West for millennia & the undisputed global capital of knowledge. It was at the forefront of human progress, but it also witnessed brutal natural disasters, plagues, crusades & violence. 

Major empires fought over Alexandria, from the Greeks & Romans to the Arabs, Ottomans, French, & British. Key figures shaped the city from its eponymous founder to Aristotle, Cleopatra, Saint Mark the Evangelist, Napoleon Bonaparte & many others, each putting their own stamp on its identity & its fortunes. And millions of people have lived in this bustling seaport on the Mediterranean. From its humble origins to its dizzy heights & its latest incarnation, Islam Issa tells us the rich & gripping story of a city that changed the world.

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"... a fabulous book, in every sense of that word. It is a history of the city, of its multitudinous people, of its heroes & villains, of its Library & its Pharos, down through the ages to his own family & his life growing up there. —Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones 

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Islam Issa is an award-winning British-Egyptian writer, curator & broadcaster, and was recently named by the BBC as "1 of the UK's most significant new thinkers." He is Professor of Literature & History at Birmingham City University, has authored several academic books & contributes regularly to the Guardian, the New Statesman, &