Midnight at the Pera Palace : the birth of modern Istanbul
King, Charles, 1967-2014
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During the Second World War, thousands of Jews fleeing occupied Europe found passage through Istanbul, some with the help of the future Pope John XXIII. At the Pera Palace, Istanbul's most luxurious hotel, so many spies mingled in the lobby that the manager posted a sign asking them to relinquish their seats to paying guests. Charles King brings to life a remarkable era when a storied city stumbled into the modern world and reshaped the meaning of cosmopolitanism.
Main title:
Midnight at the Pera Palace : the birth of modern Istanbul / Charles King.
Author:
King, Charles, 1967-, author
Imprint:
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2014.New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2014.
Collation:
480 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780393089141 (hbk)
Dewey class:
949.61802
Language:
English
Subject:
Pera Palas Oteli (Istanbul, Turkey) -- History -- 20th centuryCity and town life -- Turkey -- Istanbul -- History -- 20th centurySocial change -- Turkey -- Istanbul -- History -- 20th centuryCosmopolitanism -- Turkey -- Istanbul -- History -- 20th centuryIstanbul (Turkey) -- History -- 20th centuryIstanbul (Turkey) -- Social life and customs -- 20th centuryIstanbul (Turkey) -- Social conditions -- 20th century
BRN:
2383648