Midnight at the Pera Palace, the birth of modern Istanbul, Charles King
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Midnight at the Pera Palace, the birth of modern Istanbul, Charles King
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes discography (pages 449-450), bibliographical references (pages 427-449) and index
Illustrations
illustrationsmaps
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Midnight at the Pera Palace
Nature of contents
bibliographydiscographies
Oclc number
883747392
Responsibility statement
Charles King
Sub title
the birth of modern Istanbul
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
Table Of Contents
Grand hotel -- The gray fleet -- Occupation -- Resistance -- Moscow on the Bosphorus -- Konstantinoupolis -- "The post-war world was jazzing" -- "The past is a wound in my heart" -- Modern times -- Beyond the veil -- Living like a squirrel -- Island life -- Queen -- Holy wisdom -- Shadow wars -- Paper trails -- At the Gate of Felicity
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Pera Palace, the birth of modern Istanbul
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- Istanbul (Turkey) -- History -- 20th century
- Pera Palas Oteli (Istanbul, Turkey) -- History -- 20th century
- Social change -- Turkey -- Istanbul -- History -- 20th century
- Cosmopolitanism -- Turkey -- Istanbul -- History -- 20th century
- Istanbul (Turkey) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- City and town life -- Turkey -- Istanbul -- History -- 20th century
- Istanbul (Turkey) -- Social conditions -- 20th century
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- Istanbul (Turkey) -- History -- 20th century
- Pera Palas Oteli (Istanbul, Turkey) -- History -- 20th century
- Social change -- Turkey -- Istanbul -- History -- 20th century
- Cosmopolitanism -- Turkey -- Istanbul -- History -- 20th century
- Istanbul (Turkey) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- City and town life -- Turkey -- Istanbul -- History -- 20th century
- Istanbul (Turkey) -- Social conditions -- 20th century
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