Jane Taylor's classic guidebook to Istanbul is acknowledged as the ultimate introduction to the city, and it has been extensively revised for this paperback edi

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Set against the majestic backdrop of Imperial Istanbul in the aftermath of the First World War, A Farewell To Imperial Istanbul weaves a captivating tale of fam

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Administration, society and intellectual life of the Turkish Empire during the two centuries that followed the capture of Constantinople in 1453.