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Midnight at the Pera Palace: The Birth of Modern Istanbul
Charles King
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Description for Midnight at the Pera Palace: The Birth of Modern Istanbul
Paperback. Charles King brings to life a remarkable era when a storied city stumbled into the modern world and reshaped the meaning of cosmopolitanism. Num Pages: 480 pages, 32 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 35. Weight in Grams: 378.
When the Ottoman Empire collapsed, so many spies mingled in the lobby of Istanbul's Pera Palace Hotel that the manager put up a sign asking them to relinquish seats to paying guests. As the multi-ethnic empire became a Turkish republic, Russian emigres sold family heirlooms, an African American impresario founded a jazz club and Miss Turkey became the first Muslim beauty queen. Turkey's president Kemal Ataturk, Muslim feminist Halide Edip, the exiled Leon Trotsky and the future Pope John XXIII fought for new visions of human freedom. During the Second World War, German intellectuals ran from the Nazis while Jewish ... Read more
When the Ottoman Empire collapsed, so many spies mingled in the lobby of Istanbul's Pera Palace Hotel that the manager put up a sign asking them to relinquish seats to paying guests. As the multi-ethnic empire became a Turkish republic, Russian emigres sold family heirlooms, an African American impresario founded a jazz club and Miss Turkey became the first Muslim beauty queen. Turkey's president Kemal Ataturk, Muslim feminist Halide Edip, the exiled Leon Trotsky and the future Pope John XXIII fought for new visions of human freedom. During the Second World War, German intellectuals ran from the Nazis while Jewish ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
401g
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393351866
SKU
V9780393351866
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About Charles King
Charles King is a professor of international affairs at Georgetown University. A frequent media commentator on global issues, he is the author of Odessa, Midnight in the Pera Palace, and other books. He lives in Washington, DC.
Reviews for Midnight at the Pera Palace: The Birth of Modern Istanbul
Intrigue, violence, sex and espionage, all set against the slow dimming of Ottoman magnificence. I loved this book.
Simon Winchester Mr King has found a winning formula for depicting the micro- and macro-history of one of the world's most seductive places.
The Economist King's wonderful book, as rich in historic moments as it is ... Read more
Simon Winchester Mr King has found a winning formula for depicting the micro- and macro-history of one of the world's most seductive places.
The Economist King's wonderful book, as rich in historic moments as it is ... Read more