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Title: Insight Guide Turkey (Turkey, 5th Ed) by Melissa Shales, Insight Guides ISBN: 0-88729-180-5 Publisher: Insight Guides Pub. Date: August, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Insightful Guide!!
Comment: The Insight Guide to Turkey has breathtaking photos, and exceptionally well-written essays about the country, its history, geography, politics and peoples.
I read this book in preparing to host a Turk at my house. I was seeking an appreciation of the country and its culture. What I got was a fascinating read (I couldn't put it down) and a very balanced view, in addition to a great history lesson. I am left with a desire to see this country and meet its people!
Rating: 5
Summary: Cross cultural lifeline.
Comment: Insight guides offer a rich history, political analysis and cultural insight to the countries they cover. By using locally based writers they get the insiders view of what the various camps believe in. For a discerning traveller who wants to know about the country, the people, geography, food, industry etc and for those who wish to travel independently, this is the book to read. It is not tourist guide which says stay here, eat this menu, see this statue. All that is left to the standard tourist guide writers. If you never travel to a country, you can know it through the insight guide. Because Muslim and Turkish cultures are so different from ours (and Turkish is different to Arabic Muslim) it is important to be aware of the behaviours that are considered polite and those that are considered to be rude. This book equips you to deal courteously with salesmen who would be considered pushy by western standards. Did you know for instance that it is rude to kiss your partner in the street in Turkey (or any muslim country) even if it is only a peck on the cheek -whereas it is polite for men to kiss each other in public. Why were Turks feared by all of Europe for seven hundred years? Why do the Greeks still hate them with such passion (if you want to insult a Greek just call him a Turk and see the reaction). For depth of analysis on culture, history and geography, to understand what makes the people tick, you should read this book. Then if you travel to Turkey you may, like me, find the Turks to be the friendliest people you have ever met. You may also understand why such friendly people are capable of being represented in quite a different way in Movies like Midnight Express. Vive la difference!
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Title: Insight Guide Turkish Coast (Insight Guide. Turkish Coast, 1998) by Metin Demirsar, Insight Guides ISBN: 0887297889 Publisher: Insight Guides Pub. Date: January, 2000 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Turkey (Eyewitness Travel Guides) by Suzanne Swan, DK Publishing ISBN: 0789483297 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Insight Guide Greece (Greece, 4th Ed) by Melissa De Villers, Insight Guides ISBN: 0887291341 Publisher: Insight Guides Pub. Date: November, 2000 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Insight Guide Egypt (Egypt, 5th Ed) by Dorothy Stannard, Insight Guides ISBN: 0887294499 Publisher: Insight Guides Pub. Date: April, 2000 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Turkey (Turkey, 8th Ed) by Pat Yale, Verity Campbell, Richard Plunkett ISBN: 1740593626 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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