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Traveller's History of Turkey
Richard Stoneman
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Description for Traveller's History of Turkey
Paperback.
Throughout the millennia Turkey formed the core of several Empires - Persia, Rome, Byzantium - before becoming the center of the Ottoman Empire. All these civilizations have left their marks on the landscape, architecture and art of Turkey - a place of fascinating overlapping cultures. "Traveller's History of Turkey" offers a concise and readable account of the region from prehistory right up to the present day. It covers everything from the legendary Flood of Noah, the early civilization of Catal Huyuk seven thousand years before Christ, through the treasures of Troy, Alexander the Great, the Romans, Seljuks, Byzantines and the ... Read more
Throughout the millennia Turkey formed the core of several Empires - Persia, Rome, Byzantium - before becoming the center of the Ottoman Empire. All these civilizations have left their marks on the landscape, architecture and art of Turkey - a place of fascinating overlapping cultures. "Traveller's History of Turkey" offers a concise and readable account of the region from prehistory right up to the present day. It covers everything from the legendary Flood of Noah, the early civilization of Catal Huyuk seven thousand years before Christ, through the treasures of Troy, Alexander the Great, the Romans, Seljuks, Byzantines and the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781907973055
SKU
V9781907973055
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Ref
99-2
About Richard Stoneman
Richard Stoneman is also the author of A Traveller's History of Athens.
Reviews for Traveller's History of Turkey
Ideal before-you-go reading The Daily Telegraph "...a series which is invaluable. Whether you're travelling or not." Guardian "One of an excellent series of brief histories" The New York Times