Midnight at the Pera Palace: the birth of modern Istanbul
(Book)
"When the Ottoman Empire collapsed, so many spies mingled in the lobby of Istanbul's Pera Palace Hotel that the manager posted a sign asking them to relinquish seats to paying guests. As the multi-ethnic empire became a Turkish republic, Russian émigrés sold family heirlooms, an African American impresario founded a jazz club, Miss Turkey became the first Muslim beauty queen, and a Boston professor unveiled the lost treasures of the Hagia Sophia. Turkey's president Kemal Atatürk, Muslim feminist Halide Edip, the exiled Leon Trotsky, and the future Pope John XXIII fought for new visions of human freedom. During World War II, German intellectuals ran from the Nazis while Jewish activists spirited refugees out of occupied Europe. In this pioneering portrait of urban reinvention, Charles King re-creates an era when an ancient city became a global crossroads--a forgotten moment when Europe's closest Muslim metropolis became its vital port of refuge; 'Intrigue, violence, sex, and espionage, all set against the slow dimming of Ottoman magnificence. I loved this book'--Simon Winchester"--Provided by publisher.
Cosmopolitanism -- Turkey -- Istanbul -- History -- 20th century.
Istanbul (Turkey) -- History -- 20th century.
Istanbul (Turkey) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Istanbul (Turkey) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Pera Palas Oteli (Istanbul, Turkey) -- History -- 20th century.
Social change -- Turkey -- Istanbul -- History -- 20th century.
Notes
King, C. (2014). Midnight at the Pera Palace: the birth of modern Istanbul. First edition. New York, W.W. Norton and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)King, Charles, 1967-. 2014. Midnight At the Pera Palace: The Birth of Modern Istanbul. New York, W.W. Norton and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)King, Charles, 1967-, Midnight At the Pera Palace: The Birth of Modern Istanbul. New York, W.W. Norton and Company, 2014.
MLA Citation (style guide)King, Charles. Midnight At the Pera Palace: The Birth of Modern Istanbul. First edition. New York, W.W. Norton and Company, 2014.
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