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  • An Armchair Traveller's History of Istanbulby Richard Tillinghast

    Haus Publishing 2013; US$ 17.95

    The great crossroads, Istanbul has absorbed several millennia of different influences; it is both modern and ancient, fluid and constant. more...

  • Turkey between Nationalism and Globalizationby Riva Kastoryano

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 135.00

    Turkish society has been going through institutional and ideological change that has affected its social, cultural and political practices. This book examines these contemporary tensions, which have led to a re-appraisal of Turkey as a nation and Turkish nationalism as it tries to situate itself as a regional and global power. Analysing the internal... more...

  • Bulgariaby Vesselin Dimitrov

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 160.00

    The communist regime in Bulgaria was perhaps the most stable in Eastern Europe and its demise was brought about only by the general collapse of the Soviet bloc. In the light of this, what is surprising about the country's transitions to democracy and a market economy is not that it has been uneven but that it has proceeded without fundamental disruptions... more...

  • Istanbul: A Cultural Historyby Peter Clark

    Interlink Publishing 2012; US$ 12.00

    Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul: these are only three names that have been given to the city that straddles two continents, was the capital of two multinational empires and is today a vibrant commercial and artistic city, the largest in Turkey and, after Moscow, the largest in Europe. With its location as a port, Istanbul has always absorbed ideas,... more...

  • The Seige of Viennaby John Stoye

    Birlinn 2012; US$ 8.44

    Worthy of the pen of a Thucydides or a Herodotus ... it is a measure of the fascination of Mr Stoye's subject that one should think of comparing his treatment of it with the work of the greatest historians.' - Times Literary Supplement 'fine historical work ... well worth reading' - Otto von Habsburg, Catholic Herald 'the master of every aspect... more...

  • The Ottoman Empire and Its Successors 1801-1927by William Miller

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 170.00

    This book discusses the Ottoman Empire and its successors during a period of stagnation and decline for the empire, 1801-1927. The book begins in the year 1801which saw civil war break out between the Albanians, the Mamluks and the Turks, with the Turks struggling to hold on to Egypt. It goes on to discuss the Balkan League of 1912 and its results... more...

  • Turkey Before and After Ataturkby Sylvia Kedourie

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 58.95

    Turkey's modern history has been unstable and contradictory. National identity continues to be an issue as Turks are faced with joining the West and preserving their own culture. The emergence of Islamicism contributes to the question of how safe the secular constitutional democracy is. more...

  • Refractions of Civil Society in Turkeyby Daniella Kuzmanovic

    Palgrave Macmillan 2012; US$ 85.00

    Drawing on data from ethnographic fieldwork among civic activists and identifying a range of domestic and international socio-political contexts, Refractions of Civil Society in Turkey explores different perceptions of civil society in Turkey and pursues the general question of why civil society holds such power to move those who evoke it. more...

  • Army of the Sutlej 1845-6 Casualty Rollby India Office Records

    Andrews UK 2012; US$ 11.99

    This medal, sanctioned in 1846, was the first campaign award issued to all ranks with clasps, although clasps had been awarded on the Gold Crosses and Medals issued to officers for the peninsular Wars. The basic design of this medal set a precedent in campaign awards that has been generally adhered to ever since. Another unusual facet to this medal... more...

  • DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Eastern and Central Europeby Jonathan Bousfield; Matthew Willis

    DK Publishing 2012; US$ 30.00

    Imagine traveling from Tallin, Krakow, and Prague right through to Budapest, Dubrovnik, and Ljubljana. This beautifully illustrated guide to Eastern and Central Europe takes you to every city, national park, castle, church, cathedral and museum worth seeing across Eastern and Central Europe. For each of the 17 countries it covers, it suggests good... more...