Midnight at the Pera Palace: The Birth of Modern Istanbul

by Charles King

Book Overview

At midnight, December 31, 1925, citizens of the newly proclaimed Turkish Republic celebrated the New Year. For the first time ever, they had agreed to use a nationally unified calendar and clock. Yet... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393089142
• ISBN13: 9780393089141
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.6" x 9.6"