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Author Clark, Peter, 1939-

Title Istanbul : a cultural history / by Peter Clark.

Publication Info. Northampton, MA : Interlink Books, 2011.

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Location Call No. Status
 Marlborough, Richmond Memorial Library - Adult Department  949.61 CLARK    Check Shelf
Edition First American edition.
Description pages ; cm
Note British ed.: Oxford : Signal Books, 2010, with subtitle A cultural and literary history.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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.
Subject Istanbul (Turkey) -- Civilization.
Istanbul (Turkey) -- History.
Istanbul (Turkey) -- Intellectual life.
Istanbul (Turkey) -- Social life and customs.
Cultural pluralism -- Turkey -- Istanbul -- History.
ISBN 9781566568456 paperback
1566568455 paperback
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