Istanbul
A Tale of Three Cities
(Sprache: Englisch)
A biography of one of the world's greatest cities - Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul
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A biography of one of the world's greatest cities - Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul
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ISTANBUL explores a city which stands as a gateway between the East and West, one of the greatest cities in the world. Previously known by the names Byzantium and Constantinople, this is the most celebrated metropolis in the world to sit on two continents, straddling the dividing line of the Bosphorus Strait between Europe and Asia. During its long history, Istanbul has served as the capital of the Roman, Byzantine, Latin and Ottoman Empires. Its architecture reflects these many cultures, including the Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Valens Aqueduct, Topkapi Palace, and more modern Art Nouveau avenues built in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries - many of which are UNESCO World Heritage sites. With the founding of the Republic of Turkey by Ataturk in 1923, Istanbul was overlooked and Ankara became the capital. Over the next 90 years, Istanbul has undergone great structural change, and in the 1970s the population of the city rocketed as people moved to the city to find work, turningIstanbul into the cultural, economic and financial centre of Turkey. Events there recently have again brought Istanbul to the forefront of global attention. Indeed, while writing this book, Bettany Hughes was caught with her daughters in the crossfire of Taksim Square.Hughes has been researching and writing this rich portrait of one of the world's most multi-faceted cities for over a decade. Her compelling biography of a momentous city is visceral, immediate and sensuous narrative history at its finest.
Autoren-Porträt von Bettany Hughes
Hughes, BettanyBettany Hughes is an award-winning historian, author and broadcaster. She is the author of HELEN OF TROY: GODDESS, PRINCESS, WHORE; THE HEMLOCK CUP: SOCRATES, ATHENS AND THE SEARCH FOR THE GOOD LIFE and the Sunday Times bestseller ISTANBUL: A TALE OF THREE CITIES. Hughes has made a number of factual films and documentaries for the BBC, Channel 4, PBS, National Geographic, Discovery, The History Channel and ABC, and is a co-founder of the internationally focussed production house SandStone Global. She is a Research Fellow of King's College London and has been honoured with numerous awards including the Norton Medlicott Medal for History.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Bettany Hughes
- 2017, 832 Seiten, Maße: 15,4 x 23,3 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Orion Publishing Group
- ISBN-10: 1474600328
- ISBN-13: 9781474600323
- Erscheinungsdatum: 26.01.2017
Sprache:
Englisch
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