Inside the Seraglio
Publisher: Viking
Published: August 26, 1999
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780670878390
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history; European history: c 1750 to c 1900; European history: c 500 to c 1500; Turkey; Modern period, c 1500 onwards; c 1000 CE to c 1500
First sentence: Istanbul stands astride two continents, Asia and Europe balanced precariously between two worlds, East and West.