Istanbul: A Cultural and Literary History (Paperback)
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Istanbul: A Cultural and Literary History (Paperback)

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Paperback 256 Pages
Published: 14/09/2010
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With its location as a port, Istanbul has always absorbed ideas, people and styles from north, south, east and west. Peter Clark looks at some of the representative personalities of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires and argues that these states had more in common than ideology-driven accounts may suggest. We learn about Spanish-speaking Jews, unexpected Ottoman connections with Poland, contemporary Islamist politics and the feverish support for the three major Istanbul football teams. Both Trotsky and Pope John XXIII spent important years of their lives in the city.

Publisher: Signal Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781904955764
Number of pages: 256
Dimensions: 215 x 155 mm


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'It is now difficult to think of visiting Istanbul without this book as your companion with all the guidance it offers at so many different levels. To his learning and his easy writing style, Peter Clark brings a quirky curiosity that adds delight.' --New Horizons

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