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HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
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King, Charles, 1967- author.
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Pera Palas Oteli (Istanbul, Turkey) -- History -- 20th century.
City and town life -- Turkey -- Istanbul -- History -- 20th century.
Social change -- Turkey -- Istanbul -- History -- 20th century.
Cosmopolitanism -- Turkey -- Istanbul -- History -- 20th century.
Istanbul (Turkey) -- History -- 20th century.
Istanbul (Turkey) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Istanbul (Turkey) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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Midnight at the Pera...
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Midnight at the Pera Palace : the birth of modern Istanbul / Charles King.
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King, Charles, 1967- author.
New York : W.W. Norton and Company, 2014.
Subjects
Pera Palas Oteli (Istanbul, Turkey) -- History -- 20th century.
City and town life -- Turkey -- Istanbul -- History -- 20th century.
Social change -- Turkey -- Istanbul -- History -- 20th century.
Cosmopolitanism -- Turkey -- Istanbul -- History -- 20th century.
Istanbul (Turkey) -- History -- 20th century.
Istanbul (Turkey) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Istanbul (Turkey) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
ISBN:
9780393089141 (hbk.) :
0393089142 (hbk.)
Description:
xiv, 476 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Edition:
First edition.
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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"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.
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Hawaii State Library
Language, Literature & History
949.61802 Ki
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