Midnight at the Pera Palace
ISBN-13:
9780393351866
Veröffentl:
2015
Erscheinungsdatum:
13.11.2015
Seiten:
496
Autor:
Charles King
Gewicht:
410 g
Format:
209x141x40 mm
Sprache:
Deutsch
Beschreibung:
When the Ottoman Empire collapsed, so many spies mingled in the lobby of Istanbul's Pera Palace Hotel that the manager put up a sign asking them to relinquish seats to paying guests.
Charles King brings to life a remarkable era when a storied city stumbled into the modern world and reshaped the meaning of cosmopolitanism.
When the Ottoman Empire collapsed, so many spies mingled in the lobby of Istanbul's Pera Palace Hotel that the manager put up a sign asking them to relinquish seats to paying guests. This pioneering portrait of urban reinvention re-create an era when an ancient city became a global crossroads - a moment when Europe's closest Muslim metropolis became its vital port of refuge.