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JHANA BACH - Amazon.com
TURKISH ODYSSEY
A Traveler's Guide to Turkey and Turkish
Culture makes a fine complement to traditional guidebooks. Turn
to Frommers, Let's Go, or Lonely Planet for restaurant and hotel
suggestions, but revel in Turkish Odyssey's encyclopedic
collection of all things Turkish. Descriptions of weddings,
funerals, and other ceremonies give readers a quick primer on
the customs and rhythms of everyday life. The first half of the
book is composed of sections on religion, culture, state
policies, history, and geography; the remaining 250-plus pages
focus on places of interest: Istanbul and the Marmara region,
the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts, and central Anatolia.
Hundreds of beautiful color photographs are lavished throughout
the book, mixing scenes of quiet village life with the portraits
of mosques, monuments, and natural wonders found in most
guidebooks, including several re-creations of ancient sites to
show what they may have looked like in their day. Unashamedly
patriotic, this book is a native son's effort to correct
oversights in Western guidebooks, and to tell the reader as much
as he can about his homeland. Turkish Odyssey is a must for any
traveler wanting to understand the Turks and their ancient
land.
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