Midnight at the Pera Palace
by Charles King
Social life and customsCosmopolitanismPera Palas Oteli (Istanbul, Turkey)City and town lifeSocial conditionsSocial changeHistoryIstanbul (turkey), history
"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"--
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Book data: Open Library