- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Interlink; 3rd edition edition (April 30 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1566562457
- ISBN-13: 978-1566562454
- Product Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.7 x 1.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 286 g
- Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,602,473 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Library Journal
Stoneman gives a spare but lively overview of the country that stands as the historic meeting place of East and West. He concisely reviews Turkey's past history, from prehistoric Anatolia, the Hittite age, the Persian conquest, the rule of Alexander the Great, the impact of Rome, the Byzantine and Ottoman empires, and the Ataturk years, to modern-day Turkey. The book helps the visitor make sense of the country against the background of its diverse heritage. Appended are a chronology of major events and battles; a list of native rulers; recommended further reading; and a gazetteer, which is cross-referenced to the main text and highlights sites, towns, and places of historical significance. Illustrated with maps and line drawings, this will be a valuable companion for visitors seeking to learn about this fascinating country. Recommended for general collections.
- Susan Fifer Canby, National Geographic Soc. Lib., Washington, D.C.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
- Susan Fifer Canby, National Geographic Soc. Lib., Washington, D.C.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Book Description
Throughout the millennia Turkey formed the core of several Empires--Persia, Rome, Byzantium--before becoming the center of the Ottoman Empire. All these civilizations have left their marks on the landscape, architecture and art of Turkey--a place of fascinating overlapping cultures.
A Traveller's History of Turkey offers a concise and readable account of the region from prehistory right up to the present day. It covers everything from the legendary Flood of Noah, the early civilization of Catal Huyuk seven thousand years before Christ, through the treasures of Troy, Alexander the Great, the Romans, Seljuks, Byzantines and the Golden Age of the Sultans, to the twentieth century's great changes wrought by Kemal Ataturk and the strong position Turkey now holds in the world community. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A Traveler's History of Turkey,
By A Customer
This review is from: Travellers History Of Turkey (Paperback)
The back of the book states, "Particular emphasis is given to those aspects of history which have left their mark in the sites and monuments that are still visible today." I believe this is the best description of this book. It is more of a carry along book to reference sites as you visit them rather than one to use for in depth research. If you want a brief overview of Anatolian history then this is a great resource, if you are looking for something a little more indepth I would suggest "Ancient Turkey: A Traveler's History" by Seton Lloyd.
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Good Overview of Turkish History,
By A Customer
This review is from: Travellers History Of Turkey (Paperback)
A quick and effective overview of Turkish history from prehistory to the present.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Sided autors can not call themselves historian!,
This review is from: Travellers History Of Turkey (Paperback)
ln the book Mr.Stoneman is claiming that Turkish army massacared 10000 kurds.And also about the greek invasion, he says turks killed and raped the greek and armenian inhabitants of izmir. The information he is providing is sided.lf we are talking about the history, the author has to have evidences and written records about the events he is reporting.lf he is just writting the stories he heard from the others it can not be accepted "true" immediately.lt seems that he did not make any research about the past at all, but he wrote the things just like he wanted. People can not change the past.Mr. Stoneman should be more responsible and correct the wrong information in his book.Or he has to rename his book:"A fictive story of turkey to the sided people who likes to believe that all turks are bad" Finally, general sound of the book is blaming turks on every issue.lt is %100 wrong that Turks did all the bad things.One should make researches and listen to both sides before coming to a conclusion.lf there is no written records, those events should not be mentioned in the serious! history books.Although he has the names of some books listed at the end of the book he is not refering to the certain pages of the books for his conclusions. All because of these the book is not professional at all.
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