To the city : along the ancient walls of Istanbul
Christie-Miller, Alexander2025
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Caught between two seas and two continents, with a contested past and an imperiled future, Istanbul represents the precipitous moment civilizations around the world are currently facing. 'To the City' seamlessly blends two narratives: the fears and hopes of the present-day inhabitants, and the story of Ottoman Sultan Mehmet II's siege and capture of the city in 1453. That event still looms large in Turkey, as Recep Tayyip Erdogan like a latter-day sultan invokes its memory as part of his effort to transform Turkey in an echo of its imperial past.
Main title:
To the city : along the ancient walls of Istanbul / Alexander Christie-Miller.
Author:
Christie-Miller, Alexander, author
Imprint:
London : William Collins, 2025.
Collation:
416 pages ; 20 cm
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780008416089 (pbk)
Dewey class:
949.618
LC class:
DR728
Local class:
949.618
Language:
English
BRN:
4071157
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