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Ottoman Odyssey - Travels Through a Lost Empire by Alev Scott
32.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: near fine
The author's odyssey began when she looked beyond Turkey's borders for contemporary traces of the Ottoman Empire. Their 800 years of rule ended a century ago--and yet, travelling through twelve countries from Kosovo to Greece to Palestine, she uncovers a legacy that's vital and relevant; where medieval ...Show more
Ottoman Odyssey: Travels through a Lost Empire by Alev Scott
22.99 AUD
Category: History
It's a story of surprises. An acolyte of Erdogan in Christian-majority Serbia confirms the wide-reaching appeal of his authoritarian leadership. A Druze warlord explains the secretive religious faction in the heart of the Middle East. The palimpsest-like streets of Jerusalem's Old Town hint at the Ottom ...Show more
Power and the People - Lessons for Today from the Birthplace of Democracy by Alev Scott; Andronike Makris
35.00 AUD
Category: Culture Ideas Politics
DEMOCRACY WAS BORN IN ATHENS. FROM ITS FOUNDING MYTHS TO ITS GOLDEN AGE AND ITS CHAOTIC DOWNFALL, IT'S RICH WITH LESSONS FOR OUR OWN TIMES. Why did vital civic engagement and fair debate descend into populism and paralysis? Can we compare the demagogue Cleon to President Trump, the Athenian Empire to m ...Show more
Turkish Awakening by Alev Scott
29.99 AUD
Category: Travel Literature
Born in London to a Turkish mother and British father, Alev Scott moved to Istanbul to discover what it means to be Turkish in a country going through rapid change, a country with an extraordinary past and an ever more surprising present. From the European buzz of modern-day Constantinople to the Arabic ...Show more
Turkish Awakening: Behind the Scenes of Modern Turkey by Alev Scott
22.99 AUD
Category: History
Born in London to a Turkish mother and British father, Alev Scott moved to Istanbul to discover what it means to be Turkish in a country going through rapid political and social change, with an extraordinary past still linked to Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and an ever more surprising present under the leaders ...Show more
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