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Midnight at the Pera Palace : the birth of modern Istanbul /

"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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: King, Charles, 1967- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton and Company, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Istanbul (Turkey) > History > 20th century.
Istanbul (Turkey) > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Istanbul (Turkey) > Social conditions > 20th century.
City and town life > Turkey > Istanbul > History > 20th century.
Pera Palas Oteli (Istanbul, Turkey) > History > 20th century.
Social change > Turkey > Istanbul > History > 20th century.
Cosmopolitanism > Turkey > Istanbul > History > 20th century.
Description
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.
Physical Description:xiv, 476 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes discography (pages 449-450), bibliographical references (pages 427-449) and index.
ISBN:9780393089141 (hbk.)
0393089142 (hbk.)