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Istanbul : The Imperial City
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Istanbul : The Imperial City Paperback - 1998

by Freely, John

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  • Title Istanbul : The Imperial City
  • Author Freely, John
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 432
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Publishing Group, London
  • Date July 1, 1998
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 9159628-6
  • ISBN 9780140244618 / 0140244611
  • Weight 0.91 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.81 x 5.11 x 1.29 in (19.84 x 12.98 x 3.28 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Baltic
    • Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
    • Cultural Region: Turkey
  • Library of Congress subjects Istanbul (Turkey) - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 98165481
  • Dewey Decimal Code 949.618

Summary

"Surrounded by a garland of waters" on the narrow straits of the Bosporus dividing Europe and Asia, Istanbul, formerly known as Constantinople, has been an unrivaled locus of cultural exchange since its beginnings as the Greek colony Byzantium. In its more than twenty-six centuries of existence the city has survived countless natural and political catastrophes, foreign conquests, and dynastic upheavals, enduring fantastic changes in religion, language, political status, and name. Despite these onslaughts of time, a vibrant local character and spirit have abided. This fascinating history of the city from its foundation to the present is a guide for the curious traveler as well as an evocation of an illustrious past.
  • Also included is a comprehensive gazetteer of all major monuments and museums

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About the author

John Freely first went to Istanbul in 1960 to teach physics at Robert College, now the University of the Bosphorus, to which he returned in 1993. His first book was STROLLING THROUGH ISTANBUL and he has subsequently written more than twenty other travel books including CLASSICAL TURKEY, STROLLING THROUGH ATHENS, and STROLLING THROUGH VENICE.

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