Turkish Awakening: Behind the Scenes of Modern Turkey [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

Scott, Alev

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ISBN 10: 0571296580 ISBN 13: 9780571296583

Casa editrice: Faber & Faber, 2015

Riassunto

When Alev Scott moved to Istanbul to explore her family's heritage, she didn't know what to expect from this colorful nation at the edge of the Middle East. By travelling around the country and talking to everyone from art dealers to camel breeders, Alex began to piece together a picture of modern Turkey. Moving from booming Istanbul to the historically diverse villages of the south-east, and caught up in the protests of 2013, Alev saw from the inside how constantly surprising this remarkable country can be. Turkish Awakening is essential reading for anyone travelling to, or simply interested in, this rapidly-evolving nation. This updated paperback edition includes an additional chapter on the aftermath of the 2013 Gezi Park protests.

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Recensione:

In a colourful survey of a complex, often paradoxical country on the cusp of social and cultural change, Scott is an open-minded, fresh-eyed reporter. (Iain Finlayson The Times)

Alev Scott presents us with a sincere and straightforward analysis of a country that continues to bewilder many, East and West. (Elif Shafak Daily Telegraph)

Full of unexpected insights, Turkish Awakening is an engaging and readable portrait of what is actually going on right now in this very diverse secular democracy. (Michael Wood)

Turkish Awakening is sharply observed and lively: a very good read. (Norman Stone)

For beach reading on the Mediterranean coast, even the most tunnel-visioned punter may be minded to swap a bodice-ripper for a book that tries to explain what is going on in Turkey. Chatty, engrossing, modest and gutsy, and in the end surprisingly moving, Turkish Awakening deserves a place with the suncream and sand. (Tim Cornwell The Scotsman)

Scott's book could hardly be more timely. In part, it's a narrative of the author's personal discovery of a country that she had known from afar all her life from her Turkish mother but where she had never lived. As a consequence she has an insider-outsider eye for telling details ... Turkish Awakening takes its place alongside other essential books about modern Turkey ... It's also highly readable and often funny. (Owen Matthews The Spectator)

Enjoyable, informative and a good guide to some of the broader fundamentals of the country. (William Armstrong Literary Review)

Descrizione del libro:

Shortlisted for the Paddy Power Political Book Awards, Debut Political Book of the Year

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• Editore: Faber & Faber
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0571296580
• ISBN 13: 9780571296583
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 345