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The Traveller's Histories: Turkey (Traveller'S History Of)

The Traveller's Histories: Turkey (Traveller'S History Of)

by RichardStoneman (Author)

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    Paperback 1993

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Synopsis

This book is part of a series for students and tourists who feel they need more background information on Turkey. This concise account covers everything from the legendary Flood of Noah, the early civilisation of Catal Huyuk 7000 years before Christ, the treasures of Troy, Alexander the Great, the Romans, Selcuks, Byzantines and the Golden Age of the Sultans to the changes of the 20th century.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 256
 Publisher: W&N
Published: 01 Mar 1993
ISBN 10: 0900075031
ISBN 13: 9780900075032
Book Overview: The Traveller's Histories: Concise but authoritative histories of countries and cities from the earliest times to the present day in one single paperback volume. '...a series which is already invaluable. Whether you're travelling or not.' The Guardian 'An excellent series of brief histories.' The New York Times

Author Bio
Richard Stoneman is an Oxford trained classicist with a thorough knowledge of ancient Greece, its language and history; he has also published many books on modern Greece and is familiar with the sources from the Middle Ages and the modern period. He is the author of A Literary Companion to Travel in Greece, A Traveller's History of Turkey, A luminous Land: Artists Discover Greece. He is a frequent visitor to Greece and gets withdrawal symptoms if he doesn't go to Athens at least once a year.