The Lost Worlds of Rhodes: Greeks, Italians, Jews and Turks Between Tradition and Modernity 1845194551, 9781845194550

Four peoples, each with its own culture, language, and faith, shared a small Mediterranean town named Rhodes, and experi

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The Lost Worlds of Rhodes: Greeks, Italians, Jews and Turks Between Tradition and Modernity
1845194551, 9781845194550

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