Istanbul : a tale of three cities / Bettany Hughes.
Istanbul : a tale of three cities / Bettany Hughes.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Boston, MA : Da Capo Press, [2017]
Call Numbers
G 2018/0088
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Language
English
Physical Description
Physical content
xxix, 800 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- Byzantion, Byzas' City, 800,000 BC-AD 311. Bones, stones and mud ; City of the blind ; City of light ; Persian fire ; City of siege ; Wine and witches ; All roads lead from Rome : the Egnarian way ; The enemy within ; Persecution ; The meek shall inherit the earth -- Constantinople,...
Publication information
Publisher
Boston, MA : Da Capo Press, [2017]
Edition
First Da Capo Press edition.
Date Published
[2017]
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul-- one city, where stories and histories collide. The gateway between East and West, North and South, it has been the capital city of the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman Empires. Hughes takes us on an historical journey from the Neolithic to the present, exploring the ways that Istanbul's influence has spun out to s...
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Full title
Istanbul : a tale of three cities / Bettany Hughes.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 705-762) and index.
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Date Copyright
©2017
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Call Numbers
G 2018/0088
Record Identifier
74VKVGrNxe3g
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVGrNxe3g
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ISBN
9780306825842
DDC
949.618
MMS ID
991024153517602626
