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Istanbul

- A Tale of Three Cities
Af: Bettany Hughes Engelsk Paperback

Istanbul

- A Tale of Three Cities
Af: Bettany Hughes Engelsk Paperback
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

''Life-filled and life-affirming history, steeped in romance and written with verve'' GUARDIAN

''Richly entertaining and impeccably researched'' Peter Frankopan

Istanbul has always been a place where stories and histories collide and crackle, where the idea is as potent as the historical fact. From the Qu''ran to Shakespeare, this city with three names - Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul - resonates as an idea and a place, and overspills its boundaries - real and imagined. Standing as the gateway between the East and West, it has served as the capital of the Roman, Byzantine, Latin and Ottoman Empires. For much of its history it was known simply as The City, but, as Bettany Hughes reveals, Istanbul is not just a city, but a story.

In this epic new biography, Hughes takes us on a dazzling historical journey through the many incarnations of one of the world''s greatest cities. As the longest-lived political entity in Europe, over the last 6,000 years Istanbul has absorbed a mosaic of micro-cities and cultures all gathering around the core. At the latest count archaeologists have measured forty-two human habitation layers. Phoenicians, Genoese, Venetians, Jews, Vikings, Azeris all called a patch of this earth their home. Based on meticulous research and new archaeological evidence, this captivating portrait of the momentous life of Istanbul is visceral, immediate and scholarly narrative history at its finest.

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

''Life-filled and life-affirming history, steeped in romance and written with verve'' GUARDIAN

''Richly entertaining and impeccably researched'' Peter Frankopan

Istanbul has always been a place where stories and histories collide and crackle, where the idea is as potent as the historical fact. From the Qu''ran to Shakespeare, this city with three names - Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul - resonates as an idea and a place, and overspills its boundaries - real and imagined. Standing as the gateway between the East and West, it has served as the capital of the Roman, Byzantine, Latin and Ottoman Empires. For much of its history it was known simply as The City, but, as Bettany Hughes reveals, Istanbul is not just a city, but a story.

In this epic new biography, Hughes takes us on a dazzling historical journey through the many incarnations of one of the world''s greatest cities. As the longest-lived political entity in Europe, over the last 6,000 years Istanbul has absorbed a mosaic of micro-cities and cultures all gathering around the core. At the latest count archaeologists have measured forty-two human habitation layers. Phoenicians, Genoese, Venetians, Jews, Vikings, Azeris all called a patch of this earth their home. Based on meticulous research and new archaeological evidence, this captivating portrait of the momentous life of Istanbul is visceral, immediate and scholarly narrative history at its finest.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 832
ISBN-13: 9781780224732
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1780224737
Kategori: Turkey
Udg. Dato: 28 dec 2017
Længde: 48mm
Bredde: 135mm
Højde: 197mm
Forlag: Orion Publishing Co
Oplagsdato: 28 dec 2017
Forfatter(e): Bettany Hughes
Forfatter(e) Bettany Hughes

Kategori Turkey

ISBN-13 9781780224732

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 832

Udgave

Længde 48mm

Bredde 135mm

Højde 197mm

Udg. Dato 28 dec 2017

Oplagsdato 28 dec 2017

Forlag Orion Publishing Co