The Turkic Speaking Peoples
by Ergun Çagatay and Dogan Kuban

Around 2000 years ago, Turkic speaking people began migrating from the heart of Asia westward towards the Mediterranean. On the way, they founded several empires and their cultures still exist today, spread over a vast region. This richly illustrated collection of essays and articles offers a comprehensive look at a the history and importance of Turkish culture, from the classification of Turkic languages to art and architecture, from pre-Islamic nomadic life to Chinese historical  connections, to the Turco-Arab symbiosis and right up to modern times.

''From among the books in the field of Turkology, this richly illustrated volume offers by far the most comprehensive view compiled to date. Written by a group of eminent scholars, it covers subjects that range from the classification of Turkic languages to religion, literature, the arts, and general lifestyle; from the inception of Turkic history documented by Runic inscriptions on the Orkhon River in Mongolia, to the rise and decline of the Ottoman Empire and the birth of the Republic of Turkey; from the shamanistic cults of Turks in Siberia to Islam, whose standards bearers were the Ottoman Turks confronting Europe in the Balkans and the Mediterranean. This volume is certain to be welcomed with enthusiasm by the academic community, and it is also the best introduction to the world of the Turks, past and present, for the general reader.'' Svat Soucek

 

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PRINCE CLAUS LIBRARY HOLDS BOOK LAUNCH AT NIEUWE KERK

On 21 March a special book launch for this publication was held in the Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam. read more

isbn 3-7913-3515-4
publishers Prestel Publishing with Prince Claus Fund Library, 2006
hardback, 24 x 30 cm, 496 pages.
Approx. 277 colour and 28 b&w
illustrations and 10 color maps.
price € 75.00 / US $ 90.00
rights world, Prestel Publishing

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