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'A gripping portrait of a crisis-ridden Turkey' PANKAJ MISHRA

'A richly textured human history .. elegantly maps out Turkey's hard-right turn' THE NEW YORK TIMES

'An ambitious, alive and lovingly written portrait of everyday life' GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE DAY

Pulitzer finalist Suzy Hansen chronicles the age of authoritarianism in Turkey - through an intimate portrait of its people

In the midst of a world in upheaval, Erdogan has remade Turkey in his own image. Once a shining portal that straddled East and West, Istanbul's streets now teem with nationalistic fervour, political repression and rampant corruption. And it's here, in the old Ottoman neighbourhood of Karagumruk, that Suzy Hansen goes looking for the truth about modern Turkey.

Through the lives of its inhabitants, Hansen shows how local conflicts are spiralling into regional crises, deepening the fault lines now fracturing Europe and the Middle East. A dazzling account of a nation on the frontlines of history, From Life Itself chronicles the rise of an autocrat, the resurrection of an empire - and the human stories unfolding in its shadow.

'A dizzying tour de force that leaves the reader with a sense of wonder' ELIF BATUMAN

'A gripping portrait of a crisis-ridden Turkey' PANKAJ MISHRA

'A richly textured human history .. elegantly maps out Turkey's hard-right turn' THE NEW YORK TIMES

'An ambitious, alive and lovingly written portrait of everyday life' GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE DAY

Pulitzer finalist Suzy Hansen chronicles the age of authoritarianism in Turkey - through an intimate portrait of its people

In the midst of a world in upheaval, Erdogan has remade Turkey in his own image. Once a shining portal that straddled East and West, Istanbul's streets now teem with nationalistic fervour, political repression and rampant corruption. And it's here, in the old Ottoman neighbourhood of Karagumruk, that Suzy Hansen goes looking for the truth about modern Turkey.

Through the lives of its inhabitants, Hansen shows how local conflicts are spiralling into regional crises, deepening the fault lines now fracturing Europe and the Middle East. A dazzling account of a nation on the frontlines of history, From Life Itself chronicles the rise of an autocrat, the resurrection of an empire - and the human stories unfolding in its shadow.

'A dizzying tour de force that leaves the reader with a sense of wonder' ELIF BATUMAN

Über den Autor
Suzy Hansen
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Importe, Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781806491506
ISBN-10: 1806491508
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Hansen, Suzy
Auflage: Main
Hersteller: Profile Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 196 x 129 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Suzy Hansen
Erscheinungsdatum: 07.05.2026
Gewicht: 0,3 kg
Artikel-ID: 135142344

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