Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities by Bettany Hughes (English) Paperback Book

Description: Istanbul by Bettany Hughes The SUNDAY TIMES-bestselling biography of one of the worlds greatest cities - Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERLife-filled and life-affirming history, steeped in romance and written with verve GUARDIANRichly entertaining and impeccably researched Peter FrankopanIstanbul has always been a place where stories and histories collide and crackle, where the idea is as potent as the historical fact. From the Quran to Shakespeare, this city with three names - Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul - resonates as an idea and a place, and overspills its boundaries - real and imagined. Standing as the gateway between the East and West, it has served as the capital of the Roman, Byzantine, Latin and Ottoman Empires. For much of its history it was known simply as The City, but, as Bettany Hughes reveals, Istanbul is not just a city, but a story. In this epic new biography, Hughes takes us on a dazzling historical journey through the many incarnations of one of the worlds greatest cities. As the longest-lived political entity in Europe, over the last 6,000 years Istanbul has absorbed a mosaic of micro-cities and cultures all gathering around the core. At the latest count archaeologists have measured forty-two human habitation layers. Phoenicians, Genoese, Venetians, Jews, Vikings, Azeris all called a patch of this earth their home. Based on meticulous research and new archaeological evidence, this captivating portrait of the momentous life of Istanbul is visceral, immediate and scholarly narrative history at its finest. Notes The Sunday Times bestselling biography of one of the worlds greatest cities. Hughes takes the reader on a dazzling journey through the history and many incarnations of Istanbul. Life-filled and life-affirming history, steeped in romance and written with verve Guardian Author Biography Bettany Hughes is an award-winning historian, author and broadcaster. Her previous books include Venus and Aphrodite (shortlisted for the Runciman Award), Istanbul (a Sunday Times bestseller and shortlisted for the Runciman Award), The Hemlock Cup (a New York Times bestseller and shortlisted for the Writers Guild award) and Helen Of Troy. All her books have been translated into multiple languages. She has made many documentaries for the BBC, Channel 4, PBS, National Geographic, ABC and the Discovery and History channels. Bettany has been a Professor at the New College of Humanities and Research Fellow at Kings College London. She has been honoured with numerous awards including the Medlicott Medal for services to history, Europes Cultural Heritage Prize and an OBE for services to history. Review Life-filled and life-affirming history, steeped in romance and written with verve - GUARDIANA scholarly narrative, but Hughes isnt averse to heating it up with the salacious stories that dot the citys past - SUNDAY TELEGRAPHRichly entertaining and impeccably researched - OBSERVERWith a broadcasters delight, Bettany Hughes ... reconstructs Byzantium, Constantinople and Istanbul as living, breathing landscapes - SUNDAY TIMES Long Description THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Life-filled and life-affirming history, steeped in romance and written with verve GUARDIAN Richly entertaining and impeccably researched Peter Frankopan Istanbul has always been a place where stories and histories collide and crackle, where the idea is as potent as the historical fact. From the Quran to Shakespeare, this city with three names - Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul - resonates as an idea and a place, and overspills its boundaries - real and imagined. Standing as the gateway between the East and West, it has served as the capital of the Roman, Byzantine, Latin and Ottoman Empires. For much of its history it was known simply as The City, but, as Bettany Hughes reveals, Istanbul is not just a city, but a story. In this epic new biography, Hughes takes us on a dazzling historical journey through the many incarnations of one of the worlds greatest cities. As the longest-lived political entity in Europe, over the last 6,000 years Istanbul has absorbed a mosaic of micro-cities and cultures all gathering around the core. At the latest count archaeologists have measured forty-two human habitation layers. Phoenicians, Genoese, Venetians, Jews, Vikings, Azeris all called a patch of this earth their home. Based on meticulous research and new archaeological evidence, this captivating portrait of the momentous life of Istanbul is visceral, immediate and scholarly narrative history at its finest. Review Quote Ten years in the researching and writing, its a glittering mosaic of a history, packing the stories of three cities - Byzantium, Constantinople and Istanbul - into one volume, from their earliest settlement in 6000BC, to the 20th Century. Promotional "Headline" The SUNDAY TIMES-bestselling biography of one of the worlds greatest cities - Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul Details ISBN1780224737 Author Bettany Hughes Publisher Orion Publishing Co Year 2017 ISBN-10 1780224737 ISBN-13 9781780224732 Format Paperback Publication Date 2017-12-28 Media Book Pages 832 Imprint Weidenfeld & Nicolson Subtitle A Tale of Three Cities Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 949.618 Short Title Istanbul Language English UK Release Date 2017-12-28 Audience General AU Release Date 2018-02-26 NZ Release Date 2018-02-26 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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