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THE BLACK SEA: A HISTORY Charles King (New York: Oxford University Press, 2004), 276 pages.
For centuries, the Black Sea has gained attention as a region of intercultural strife and strategic importance. In The Black Sea: A History, Charles King provides an engaging portrayal of the region's people, politics and the role of the sea from the early Greek period to the present. King carefully controls the discussion while moving through events over millennia, in territories that often had little in common other than proximity to water. Despite specific attempts by regional powers...