Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities

作者 Bettany Hughes作者
出版社 W&N
出版时间 2017年12月
ISBN 1780224737 或 9781780224732
定价 67.50

内容简介

THESUNDAYTIMESBESTSELLER'Life-filledandlife-affirminghistory,steepedinromanceandwrittenwithverve'GUARDIAN'Richlyentertainingandimpeccablyreserached'PeterFrankopanIstanbulhasalwaysbeenaplacewherestoriesandhistoriescollideandcrackle,wheretheideaisaspotentasthehistoricalfact.FromtheQu'rantoShakespeare,thiscitywiththreenames-Byzantium,Constantinople,Istanbul-resonatesasanideaandaplace,andoverspillsitsboundaries-realandimagined.StandingasthegatewaybetweentheEastandWest,ithasservedasthecapitaloftheRoman,Byzantine,LatinandOttomanEmpires.FormuchofitshistoryitwasknownsimplyasTheCity,but,asBettanyHughesreveals,Istanbulisnotjustacity,butastory.Inthisepicnewbiography,Hughestakesusonadazzlinghistoricaljourneythroughthemanyincarnationsofoneoftheworld'sgreatestcities.Asthelongest-livedpoliticalentityinEurope,overthelast6,000yearsIstanbulhasabsorbedamosaicofmicro-citiesandculturesallgatheringaroundthecore.Atthelatestcountarchaeologistshavemeasuredforty-twohumanhabitationlayers.Phoenicians,Genoese,Venetians,Jews,Vikings,Azerisallcalledapatchofthisearththeirhome.Basedonmeticulousresearchandnewarchaeologicalevidence,thiscaptivatingportraitofthemomentouslifeofIstanbulisvisceral,immediateandscholarlynarrativehistoryatitsfinest.

作者简介

BettanyHughesisanaward-winninghistorian,authorandbroadcaster.Herpreviousbooks(HELENOFTROY:GODDESS,PRINCESS,WHOREandTHEHEMLOCKCUP:SOCRATES,ATHENSANDTHESEARCHFORTHEGOODLIFE)werepublishedtogreatcriticalacclaimandworldwidesuccess.HugheshasmadeanumberoffactualfilmsanddocumentariesfortheBBC,Channel4,PBS,NationalGeographic,Discovery,TheHistoryChannelandABC.SheisaResearchFellowofKing'sCollegeLondonandhasbeenhonouredwithnumerousawardsincludingtheNortonMedlicottMedalforHistory.www.bettanyhughes.co.uk@bettanyhughes

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