Napoleon & St Helena - On the Island of Exile

Informationen zum Autor Johannes Willms! born 1948! is a historian and journalist. He was in charge of the editorial office at ZDF (German TV Channel) and later the feature section at the Suddeutsche Zeitung. He now works for the Suddeutsche Zeitung as the culture correspondent in Paris. His previous works includes book on German and French history. His latest book is Napoleon. A Biography. Klappentext Napoleonic historian Johannes Willms visits this strange colonial survivor and unearths both a past and present that disturbs and delights with observations far beyond the ghost of Bonaparte. Zusammenfassung The island of St Helena, in the South Atlantic, is one of the most remote and most famous islands in the world. The island is a colonial survivor, almost without an economy of its own. This book offers an account of a visit to 'the last place on earth' and how the remote people and place respond to their legacy and isolation in a global world.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Johannes Willms, Willms Johannes
• Con la collaborazione di: John Brownjohn (Traduzione)
• Editore: The Armchair Traveller
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 12.10.2008
• EAN: 9781905791545
• ISBN: 978-1-905791-54-5
• Pagine: 240
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; Viaggi > Reportage di viaggio, racconti di viaggio; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, Travel writing, Saint Helena, St Helena