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Istanbul : a cultural history / by Peter Clark.

Clark, Peter, (Author).
  • ISBN: 9781566568456 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 1566568455 (pbk.)
  • Description: xxvii, 264 p. : ill, maps ; 21 cm.
  • Edition: 1st American ed.
  • Publisher: Northampton, MA : Interlink Books, 2011.

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Contents: Introduction: Center of Empire -- The Queen of Cities -- The Siege of 1453 : Regime Change -- Islamic Empire -- Modernity and Foreign Influences -- Walking through Belle Epoque -- End of Empire -- The Waters of the City -- Sailing to Istanbul -- Contemporary Istanbul.
Notes: British ed.: Oxford : Signal Books, 2010, with subtitle A cultural and literary history.

Subject: Cultural pluralism > Turkey > Istanbul > History.
Istanbul (Turkey) > Civilization.
Istanbul (Turkey) > History.
Istanbul (Turkey) > Intellectual life.
Istanbul (Turkey) > Social life and customs.