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From Life Itself: Turkey, Istanbul, And A Neighborhood In The Age Of Erdoan
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One Neighborhood In Istanbul: A Window On A City, Country, Region, And World In A State Of Upheaval.Karagumruk, An Istanbul Neighborhood Once Dominated By OttomanEra Homes, Is Now Known For Petty Thieves, Cheap Apartment Blocks, And A Massive Influx Of Syrian Refugees. ItS Here That Suzy Hansen Went Looking For The Truth Behind The Headlines Of The Turkish President ErdoanS Authoritarian Turn, A Catastrophic Regional War, And An Accelerating Geopolitical Crisis. She Asks: Was Turkey A Harbinger Of What Would Soon Arise In Other Countries, The Resurgence Of Authoritarianism? Or Do The Lives Of This Neighborhood, And The Transformations Of ErdoanS Turkey, Reveal A More Complex Story?During A Decade Spent Reporting From Karagumruk, Hansen Discovered The NeighborhoodS Secrets And Got To Know Its People: Ismail, The Longtime Muhtar, Or Neighborhood Councilman; Huseyin, A Loyalist For ErdoanS Islamic Nationalist Ak Party; And Ebru, A Real Estate Agent And Mother With Ambitions To Unseat Ismail. Through These Local Perspectives, Hansen Connects The Events Unfolding In Karagmrk To The Forces Roiling Turkey, The Middle East, And The World, Capturing The Sweep Of The Last Ten Years In Microcosm.From The Author Of The Acclaimed Pulitzer Prize Finalist Notes On A Foreign Country, From Life Itself Is A Story For A World Out Of Joint. An Absorbing Account Of One Neighborhood In Istanbul That Has Seen Profound Change, It Offers Lessons For All Of Us Who Feel The Pressure Of The Disorienting Global Forces Remaking Our Lives.
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