Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities
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6,000 years of history. A city with three names: Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul. The capital of four empires: Roman, Byzantine, Latin and Ottoman.
It's all about Istanbul, a mighty capital and a city with a rich past and a fascinating future, whose biography has been written by Bethany Hughes. Based on painstaking research and new archaeological evidence, this fascinating portrait of Istanbul will allow you to see the city from the perspective of the ordinary people who have changed the face of the city over the centuries. Welcome to Istanbul! "An extremely entertaining and impeccable study." PETER FRANKOPAN "A passionate retelling of Istanbul's history and how it affects the modern world." FINANCIAL TIMES "Few can tell a city's story as charmingly as Bethany Hughes: precisely and simply." JOHN WRIGHT, The Royal Geographic Society
It's all about Istanbul, a mighty capital and a city with a rich past and a fascinating future, whose biography has been written by Bethany Hughes. Based on painstaking research and new archaeological evidence, this fascinating portrait of Istanbul will allow you to see the city from the perspective of the ordinary people who have changed the face of the city over the centuries. Welcome to Istanbul! "An extremely entertaining and impeccable study." PETER FRANKOPAN "A passionate retelling of Istanbul's history and how it affects the modern world." FINANCIAL TIMES "Few can tell a city's story as charmingly as Bethany Hughes: precisely and simply." JOHN WRIGHT, The Royal Geographic Society
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- All books by the publisher
- All books in the series Great Cities
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