John Freely (1926–2017)
Autor(a) de Istanbul : The Imperial City
About the Author
John Freely was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 26, 1926. During World War II, he enlisted in the U. S. Navy. He studied physics at Iona College and New York University and did thermonuclear research at the Forrestal Research Center, Princeton University. In 1960, he took a post teaching mostrar mais theoretical physics at Robert College, Istanbul. He wrote numerous books during his lifetime including Strolling Through Istanbul written with Hilary Sumner-Boyd, Jem Sultan, Storm on Horseback, The Grand Turk, Aladdin's Lamp, Light from the East, and Before Galileo. He died on April 20, 2017 at the age of 90. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Séries
Obras de John Freely
The Grand Turk: Sultan Mehmet II-Conqueror of Constantinople and Master of an Empire (2009) 93 cópias
A Travel Guide to Homer: On the Trail of Odysseus Through Turkey and the Mediterranean (2014) 41 cópias
Light From the East: How the Science of Medieval Islam Helped to Shape the Western World (2010) 38 cópias
Strolling Through Athens: Fourteen Unforgettable Walks through Europe's Oldest City (1980) 35 cópias
The Redhouse Guide to the Black Sea Coast of Turkey: By John Freely; Photographs by Anthony E. Baker (1996) 4 cópias
A history of Robert College : The American College for girls, and Boğaziçi University (Bosphorus University) (2000) 4 cópias
Turkey around the Marmara 2 cópias
Ottoman Architecture 1 exemplar(es)
ΜΙΚΡΑ ΑΣΙΑ - ΤΑΞΙΔΙ ΣΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΤΗΣ 1 exemplar(es)
Turkiye Uygarliklar Rehberi 1: Istanbul 1 exemplar(es)
The Aegean Coast of Turkey 1 exemplar(es)
ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥΠΟΛΗ - Η ιστορία της αυτοκρατορικής πόλης 1 exemplar(es)
Associated Works
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1926-06-26
- Data de falecimento
- 2017-04-20
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Locais de residência
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
Ireland
Istanbul, Turkey - Educação
- New York University
Oxford University
Iona College, New Rochelle, New York, USA - Ocupação
- author
physicist
university teacher - Relacionamentos
- Freely, Maureen (daughter)
- Organizações
- Boğaziçi University
Membros
Resenhas
Evliya Celebinin Istanbulu de Freely John
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CUPRINS
1. Lista reproducerilor color - pag. 9
2. Credite pentru reproducerile color si alb-negru - pag. 10
3. Harti - pag. 11
4. Prefata - pag. 15
5. Nota despre ortografia si pronuntia limbii turce - pag. 16
PARTEA I - BIZANT - pag. 17
6. Stramtoarea si orasul, pana la aprox. 658 i. Hr. - Pag. 19
7. Orasul-grec Bizant, aprox. 658 i.Hr - 196 d.Hr. - pag. 26
8. Bizantul roman, 196 - 330 - pag. 35
PARTEA A II-A - CONSTANTINOPOL - pag. 43
9. Orasul lui Constantin, 330-337 - pag. 45
10. Orasul imperial, 337-395 - pag. 53
11. Zidurile Teodosiene, 395-450 - pag. 61
12. Orasul roman tarziu, 450-527 - pag. 70
13. Epoca lui Iustinian, 527-565 - pag. 78
14. Lupta pentru supravietuire, 565-717 - pag. 87
15. Criza iconoclasta, 717-845 - pag. 96
16. NAscut in purpura, 845-1056 - pag. 106
17. Dinastia Comnenilor, 1056-1186 - pag. 117
18. Cucerirea latina, 1185-1261 - pag. 128
19. Renastere si razboi civil, 1261-1354 - pag. 136
20. Cederea bizantului, 1354-1453 - pag. 144
PARTEA A-III-A - ISTANBUL - pag. 157
21. Istanbul, capitala Imperiului otoman, 1453-1520 - pag. 159
22. Epoca lui Soliman Magnificul, 1520-1566 - pag. 169
23. Casa Fericirii, 1566-1623 - pag. 178
24. Procesiunea breslelor, 1623-1638 - pag. 189
25. Declin si decandenta poleita, 1638-1730 - pag. 201
26. Vremea ienicerilor, 1730-1826 - pag. 214
27. Epoca Reformei, 1826-1876 - pag. 224
28. Caderea Imperiului otoman, 1876-1923 - pag. 236
29. Istanbulul sub Republica Turca, 1923-1995 - pag. 250
PARTEA A IV-A - NOTE DESPRE MONUMENTE SI MUZEE - pag. 263
30. Glosar - pag. 3223
31. Imparati si sultani - pag. 326
32. Bibliografie - pag. 330… (mais)
1. Lista reproducerilor color - pag. 9
2. Credite pentru reproducerile color si alb-negru - pag. 10
3. Harti - pag. 11
4. Prefata - pag. 15
5. Nota despre ortografia si pronuntia limbii turce - pag. 16
PARTEA I - BIZANT - pag. 17
6. Stramtoarea si orasul, pana la aprox. 658 i. Hr. - Pag. 19
7. Orasul-grec Bizant, aprox. 658 i.Hr - 196 d.Hr. - pag. 26
8. Bizantul roman, 196 - 330 - pag. 35
PARTEA A II-A - CONSTANTINOPOL - pag. 43
9. Orasul lui Constantin, 330-337 - pag. 45
10. Orasul imperial, 337-395 - pag. 53
11. Zidurile Teodosiene, 395-450 - pag. 61
12. Orasul roman tarziu, 450-527 - pag. 70
13. Epoca lui Iustinian, 527-565 - pag. 78
14. Lupta pentru supravietuire, 565-717 - pag. 87
15. Criza iconoclasta, 717-845 - pag. 96
16. NAscut in purpura, 845-1056 - pag. 106
17. Dinastia Comnenilor, 1056-1186 - pag. 117
18. Cucerirea latina, 1185-1261 - pag. 128
19. Renastere si razboi civil, 1261-1354 - pag. 136
20. Cederea bizantului, 1354-1453 - pag. 144
PARTEA A-III-A - ISTANBUL - pag. 157
21. Istanbul, capitala Imperiului otoman, 1453-1520 - pag. 159
22. Epoca lui Soliman Magnificul, 1520-1566 - pag. 169
23. Casa Fericirii, 1566-1623 - pag. 178
24. Procesiunea breslelor, 1623-1638 - pag. 189
25. Declin si decandenta poleita, 1638-1730 - pag. 201
26. Vremea ienicerilor, 1730-1826 - pag. 214
27. Epoca Reformei, 1826-1876 - pag. 224
28. Caderea Imperiului otoman, 1876-1923 - pag. 236
29. Istanbulul sub Republica Turca, 1923-1995 - pag. 250
PARTEA A IV-A - NOTE DESPRE MONUMENTE SI MUZEE - pag. 263
30. Glosar - pag. 3223
31. Imparati si sultani - pag. 326
32. Bibliografie - pag. 330… (mais)
Just a rehashing of Scholem's book - okay, made more accessible I guess. Meh...
This isn't the first book you should read about Istanbul. Yes, it gives you an amazing one-volume overview of the city's history from the 7th century BC to the 20th century AD—Istanbul's history is arguably richer than Rome's, and what else but amazing could such a history be?—but Freely's determination not to leave a single emperor or sultan unmentioned gives the book an unfortunate resemblance to the Bible's books of Kings, with their endless variations on "In the twenty-third year of King Joash son of Ahaziah of Judah, Jehoahaz son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria; he reigned seventeen years..." Yes, there are memorable anecdotes and astounding facts, but the fact remains that we've got 300 pages of rulers given a page or two each, leaving little room for substantial discussion of anything else. The value of this book is its compact comprehensiveness, not its readability.
If, like me, you are fascinated by old monuments and wonder about the circumstances of their creation, the eighty-page appendix listing the major buildings and wonders surviving in modern Istanbul is the most notable part of the book, and the part that I will return to before returning to Istanbul.… (mais)
If, like me, you are fascinated by old monuments and wonder about the circumstances of their creation, the eighty-page appendix listing the major buildings and wonders surviving in modern Istanbul is the most notable part of the book, and the part that I will return to before returning to Istanbul.… (mais)
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