Midnight at the Pera Palace : the birth of modern Istanbul
Title:
Midnight at the Pera Palace : the birth of modern Istanbul
Author:
King, Charles, 1967- , author.
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : W.W. Norton and Company, 2014.
Physical Description:
xiv, 476 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Summary:
"In this ... portrait of urban reinvention, Charles King re-creates an era when an ancient city became a global crossroads--a forgotten moment when Europe's closest Muslim metropolis became its vital port of refuge"--Provided by publisher.
Language:
English
Contents:
Grand hotel -- The gray fleet -- Occupation -- Resistance -- Moscow on the Bosphorus -- Konstantinoupolis -- "The post-war world was jazzing" -- "The past is a wound in my heart" -- Modern times -- Beyond the veil -- Living like a squirrel -- Island life -- Queen -- Holy wisdom -- Shadow wars -- Paper trails -- At the Gate of Felicity.
Corporate Subject:
ISBN:
9780393089141
Format :
Book
