The Bridge: A Journey Between Orient and Occident

Informationen zum Autor Geert Mak is a journalist and historian, and one of The Netherlands' bestselling writers; his books include An Island in Time , Amsterdam and In Europe, and have won many prizes. Klappentext Geert Mak is a journalist and historian, and one of The Netherlands' bestselling writers; his books include An Island in Time , Amsterdam and In Europe, and have won many prizes. Zusammenfassung Istanbul's Galata Bridge has spanned the Golden Horn since the sixth century AD, connecting the old city with the more Western districts to the north. But the bridge is a city in itself, peopled by merchants and petty thieves, tourists and fishermen, and at the same time a microcosmic reflection of Turkey as the link between Asia and Europe.

About the author

Geert Mak is a journalist and historian, and one of The Netherlands' bestselling writers; his books include Amsterdam, In Europe, and Jorwerd.

Product details

• Authors: Geert Mak
• Assisted by: Sam Garrett (Translation)
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.03.2009
• EAN: 9780099532149
• ISBN: 978-0-09-953214-9
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Istanbul, HISTORY / Middle East / Turkey & Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Middle Eastern history