A Traveller's History of Turkey
A Traveller's History of Turkey
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Throughout the millennia Turkey formed the core of several Empires - Persia, Rome, Byzantium - before becoming the center of the Ottoman Empire. This title offers an account of the region from prehistory right up to this day.
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A Traveller's History of Turkey by Richard Stoneman
Throughout the millennia Turkey formed the core of several Empires - Persia, Rome, Byzantium - before becoming the center of the Ottoman Empire. All these civilizations have left their marks on the landscape, architecture and art of Turkey - a place of fascinating overlapping cultures. "Traveller's History of Turkey" offers a concise and readable account of the region from prehistory right up to the present day. It covers everything from the legendary Flood of Noah, the early civilization of Catal Huyuk seven thousand years before Christ, through the treasures of Troy, Alexander the Great, the Romans, Seljuks, Byzantines and the Golden Age of the Sultans, to the twentieth century's great changes wrought by Kemal Ataturk and the strong position Turkey now holds in the world community.
Ideal before-you-go reading The Daily Telegraph..a series which is invaluable. Whether you're travelling or not. Guardian One of an excellent series of brief histories The New York Times
Richard Stoneman is also the author of A Traveller's History of Athens.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781907973055 |
| ISBN 10 | 1907973052 |
| Title | A Traveller's History of Turkey |
| Author | Richard Stoneman |
| Series | Traveller's History |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus |
| Year published | 2011-04-14 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |