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The late Ottoman capital was a polyglot multiethnic and multicultural city where forty percent of the population was non-Muslim. The Istanbul of today is Muslim and Turkish-speaking, but large parts of it still testify to the presence and achievements of past inhabitants long since vanished. It is a city of absences – its current dwellers have little contact with the city’s history and past, while most of its original inhabitants are scattered to the four corners of the word. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book attempts to bridge a gap brought about by the tragic history of the Levant, as forces of nationalism annihilated centuries of multicultural existence. Massavetas travels back to Byzantine and Ottoman Constantinople to unearth the legacy of a world city. It is this legacy that helped Istanbul resist becoming provincial in the process of becoming ethnically homogeneous. ","image":"http://www.biblionet.gr/images/covers/b119954.jpg","isbn":"978-960-89200-1-9","isbn13":"978-960-89200-1-9","ismn":null,"issn":null,"series":null,"pages":299,"publication_year":2007,"publication_place":"Αθήνα","price":"20.0","price_updated_at":"2007-04-20","cover_type":"Μαλακό εξώφυλλο","availability":"Κυκλοφορεί","format":"Βιβλίο","original_language":null,"original_title":null,"publisher_id":1093,"extra":null,"biblionet_id":119954,"url":"https://v2.bibliography.gr/books/going-back-to-constantinople-istanbul-a-city-of-absences.json"},{"id":119250,"title":"Greeks and Turks in War and Peace","subtitle":null,"description":"Greeks and Turks in War and Peace chronicles the tumultuous road of Greek Turkish relations from the Ottoman conquest of 1453 to Turkey's current courtship dance with the European Union.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeading historian Thanos Veremis sheds light on the long nurtured dis trust that persists between the neighbours. At the same time, he highlights the areas of common interest between the two peoples and attempts an interpretation of their psyche, with all that may divide and unite them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThanos Veremis is a professor of political history at the University of Athens. He is also the president of the National Council for Education in Greece. He has been Constantine Karamanlis professor at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and is the author of many books including, \"Greece: The Modern Sequel, 1821-2006\".","image":"http://www.biblionet.gr/images/covers/b121844.jpg","isbn":"978-960-89200-2-6","isbn13":"978-960-89200-2-6","ismn":null,"issn":null,"series":null,"pages":287,"publication_year":2007,"publication_place":"Αθήνα","price":"17.0","price_updated_at":"2007-06-29","cover_type":"Μαλακό εξώφυλλο","availability":"Κυκλοφορεί","format":"Βιβλίο","original_language":null,"original_title":null,"publisher_id":1093,"extra":null,"biblionet_id":121844,"url":"https://v2.bibliography.gr/books/greeks-and-turks-in-war-peace.json"},{"id":116657,"title":"Your Eyes Fourteen","subtitle":"The Mad Greek Dictionary","description":"When abroad, speak as locals speak, recommends an old expats' mantra on assimilation.\u003cbr\u003eThanks to John Carr and Paul Anastasi's \"Your eyes fourteen - The mad Greek dictionary\", the time-consuming task of mastering colloquial Greek is no longer an arduous trip to \"the devil's mother that will get the olive oil out of you\".\u003cbr\u003eThe authors discuss each saying's origins in terms of national history and psychology. Familiarise yourself \"knife to the bone\" with hundreds of the most frequent and colourful expressions Greeks use in everyday conversation - and show that you too can \"catch a flea in midflight\".","image":"http://www.biblionet.gr/images/covers/b119248.jpg","isbn":"978-960-89200-3-3","isbn13":"978-960-89200-3-3","ismn":null,"issn":null,"series":null,"pages":84,"publication_year":2007,"publication_place":"Αθήνα","price":"9.0","price_updated_at":"2007-04-11","cover_type":"Μαλακό εξώφυλλο","availability":"Κυκλοφορεί","format":"Βιβλίο","original_language":null,"original_title":null,"publisher_id":1093,"extra":null,"biblionet_id":119248,"url":"https://v2.bibliography.gr/books/your-eyes-fourteen.json"},{"id":118439,"title":"Surviving Greek Bureaucracy","subtitle":"A Cradle-to-Grave Guide to the State","description":"Do I need a residence permit?\u003cbr\u003eHow do I register a newborn?\u003cbr\u003eWho is eligible for military service?\u003cbr\u003eCan anyone marry in an Orthodox church?\u003cbr\u003eHow should I draft a will?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThese are just some of hundreds of questions answered in Surviving Greek Bureaucracy, a guide to almost every aspect of your contact with the state, local government and the law. European Union citizens and non-Europeans residing in Greece will both find the answers they require. Drafted by Greece's most respected English-language publication, refined through years of news coverage and screened by lawyers, this book is designed to save you time, money and trouble.","image":"http://www.biblionet.gr/images/covers/b121032.jpg","isbn":"978-960-89200-4-0","isbn13":"978-960-89200-4-0","ismn":null,"issn":null,"series":null,"pages":235,"publication_year":2007,"publication_place":"Αθήνα","price":"10.0","price_updated_at":"2007-05-30","cover_type":"Μαλακό εξώφυλλο","availability":"Κυκλοφορεί","format":"Βιβλίο","original_language":null,"original_title":null,"publisher_id":1093,"extra":null,"biblionet_id":121032,"url":"https://v2.bibliography.gr/books/surviving-greek-bureaucracy.json"},{"id":124853,"title":"The Competitiveness of the Greek Economy 2004-2008","subtitle":null,"description":"Robert McDonald's book is a comprehensive survey of efforts in the Greek public and private sectors to modernise. It records the country's legislative efforts to harmonise business, labour and education practices with the rest of the European Union and keep up with the globalised marketplace. It draws on interviews with lawmakers, the executive and businesspeople to interpret the effectiveness of those efforts. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe survey is broken down into the following chapters: \u003cbr\u003e · Economic environment \u003cbr\u003e· International rankings \u003cbr\u003e· Economic policy \u003cbr\u003e· Investment promotion \u003cbr\u003e· Administrative reform \u003cbr\u003e· Public enterprises and entities \u003cbr\u003e· Entrepreneurship \u003cbr\u003e· Labour \u003cbr\u003e· Education \u003cbr\u003e· Liberalisation \u003cbr\u003e· Privatisation ","image":"http://www.biblionet.gr/images/covers/b127465.jpg","isbn":"978-960-89200-5-7","isbn13":"978-960-89200-5-7","ismn":null,"issn":null,"series":null,"pages":202,"publication_year":2007,"publication_place":"Αθήνα","price":"29.0","price_updated_at":"2008-01-29","cover_type":"Μαλακό εξώφυλλο","availability":"Κυκλοφορεί","format":"Βιβλίο","original_language":null,"original_title":null,"publisher_id":1093,"extra":null,"biblionet_id":127465,"url":"https://v2.bibliography.gr/books/the-competitiveness-of-greek-economy-20042008.json"}]