Turkey: A Short History

by Norman Stone

Book Overview

In Turkey: A Short History the celebrated historian Norman Stone deftly conducts the reader through the fascinating and complex story of Turkey's past, from the arrival of the Seljuks in Anatolia in the eleventh century to the modern republic applying for EU membership in the twenty-first. It is an account of epic proportions, featuring rapacious leaders such as Genghis Khan and Tamerlane, the glories of Sultan S?leyman the Magnificent, and Kemal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500290385
• ISBN13: 9780500290385
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"