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To The City: Life and Death Along the Ancient Walls of Istanbul

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Product ID:9780008416041
Product Form:Hardback
Country of Manufacture:GB
Title:To The City
Subtitle:Life and Death Along the Ancient Walls of Istanbul
Authors:Author: Alexander Christie-Miller
Page Count:416
Subjects:City and town planning: architectural aspects, City & town planning - architectural aspects, European history, Middle Eastern history, History, History, History, Social and cultural history, Travel writing, European history, Middle Eastern history, Medieval history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, Social & cultural history, Travel writing, Turkey, Middle East, English, c 1500 to c 1600, 21st century
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‘An enthralling guide to one of the world’s great cities – that blends history and insights into the present day from one of the most astute commentators on the politics of Istanbul' PETER FRANKOPAN 'A love letter to this ancient capital' THE TIMES
‘An enthralling guide to one of the world’s great cities – that blends history and insights into the present day from one of the most astute commentators on the politics of Istanbul'' PETER FRANKOPAN''A love letter to this ancient capital'' THE TIMESWalking along the crumbling defensive walls of Istanbul and talking to those he passes, Alexander Christie-Miller finds a distillation of the country’s history, a mirror of its present, and a shadow of its future.Caught between two seas and two continents, Istanbul lies at the centre of the most pressing challenges of our time. With environmental decay, rapacious development and tightening authoritarianism straining its social fabric to breaking point, it represents the precipitous moment civilizations around the world are currently facing.In and around its crumbling Byzantine-era fortifications, Alexander Christie-Miller meets people who are experiencing the looming crisis and fighting back, sometimes triumphing despite the odds.To the City seamlessly blends two narratives: the story of Turkey’s tumultuous recent past told through the lives of those who live around the walls, and the story of Ottoman Sultan Mehmet II’s siege and capture of the city in 1453. That event still looms large in Turkey, as Recep Tayyip Erdoğan like a latter-day sultan invokes its memory as part of his effort to transform the country in an echo of its imperial past.This is a meditation on the soul of Istanbul, a paean to its resilience and fortitude. Walk with Christie-Miller and see the danger, beauty and hope.''Deftly weaving together Istanbul’s past and present, Christie-Miller’s work is a beautifully written, nuanced examination of a city whose story is so often told in binaries''Louise Callaghan, Turkey and Middle East correspondent for the Sunday Times and author of Father of Lions Speak
Imprint Name:William Collins
Publisher Name:HarperCollins Publishers
Country of Publication:GB
Publishing Date:2024-02-15