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Turkish Nomad: The Intellectual Journey of Talat S Halman
Jayne L. Warner
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Description for Turkish Nomad: The Intellectual Journey of Talat S Halman
Hardcover. From the Ottoman Empire to the boldness of Turkey's new Republic, Istanbul has been home to some of the great thinkers of history. In the twentieth century, Talat Sait Halman, writer and poet, exemplified Turkey's powerful and influential literary culture. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; DNJ; HBJF1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 279 x 25. .
Here, Jayne L. Warner has created a unique biographical tapestry that illuminates not only the life of one of Turkey's leading literary and cultural authorities, but also the emergence of a republic in his native country, and sheds new light on the history of one of the world's great cities. Sumptuously illustrated throughout with evocative period pictures of Istanbul, Turkish Nomad tells the extraordinary life story of this poet, thinker, and diplomat. As a young boy, Halman surveyed the last vestiges of the Ottoman Empire, walked through the ruins of Byzantium, and grew up in the modern nation created by ... Read more
Here, Jayne L. Warner has created a unique biographical tapestry that illuminates not only the life of one of Turkey's leading literary and cultural authorities, but also the emergence of a republic in his native country, and sheds new light on the history of one of the world's great cities. Sumptuously illustrated throughout with evocative period pictures of Istanbul, Turkish Nomad tells the extraordinary life story of this poet, thinker, and diplomat. As a young boy, Halman surveyed the last vestiges of the Ottoman Empire, walked through the ruins of Byzantium, and grew up in the modern nation created by ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784536435
SKU
V9781784536435
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About Jayne L. Warner
Jayne L. Warner is director of research at the Institute for Aegean Prehistory in Greenwich, CT. She holds a B.A. in classics, an M.A. in ancient history, and, from Bryn Mawr College, a Ph.D. in Near Eastern and Anatolian archaeology. Her publications include Elmal -Karata II: The Early Bronze Age Village of Karata . Warner has served as assistant editor ... Read more
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