num_pages: 304
description: The lands surrounding the Black Sea share a colorful past. Though in recent decades they have experienced ethnic conflict, economic collapse, and interstate rivalry, their common heritage and common interests run deep. Now, as a region at the meeting point of the Balkans, Central Asia, and the Middle East, the Black Sea is more important than ever. In this lively and entertaining book, which is based on extensive research in multiple languages, Charles King investigates the myriad connections that have made the Black Sea more of a bridge than a boundary, linking religious communities, linguistic groups, empires, and later, nations and states. 
language: English
title: The Black Sea: A History
titlecomplete: The Black Sea: A History
genres: Russian Empire, History, European History, Ukraine, Russia, Asia, Nonfiction, Travel, Romania, Russian History
ratings_count: 210
places: Black Sea
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Barbara Jelavich Book Prize
publisher: Oxford University Press