Turkish reflections : a biography of a place / Mary Lee Settle ; introduction by Jan Morris.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Simon & Schuster, 1992.Description: xviii, 233 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780671779979
- 915.61
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Book - 7-day loan | CYA Library Main Collection | 915.61 SET (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 00000007660 |
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"A Touchstone book."
"Mary Lee Settle offers us an intimate portrait of a Turkey rarely seen - a land where the cutting of a tree is a crime, where goats are sacrificed to launch state-of-the-art ships, and where whole towns emerge at dusk to stroll in the streets. She finds ancient monasteries converted into discos, underground cities carved out of rock, and sleek jet-set yachts alongside camels piled high with copper pots. She follows in the footsteps of emperors and nomads, sultans and shepherds; explores the trails blazed by Alexander the Great, Tamerlane, Genghis Khan, and Ataturk. Turkish Reflections is a cross-country odyssey into history, legend, mystery, and myth."--