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“rainer hermann”

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  • Where is Turkey Headed?

    Culture Battles in Turkey

    by Rainer Hermann ...
    "Where is Turkey Headed? Culture Battles in Turkey" looks into the dynamics of social change in Turkey from the broad perspective of a German journalist who lived in Istanbul for nearly two decades. With a panoramic view of the history of the Turkish republic, including the late Ottoman era, the author presents a critical analysis of the cultural, economic and political transformation Turkey has ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

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    The classic of German literature

    A Summer Novella, Siddhartha, The Metamorphosis, Death in Venice and others

    by Franz Kafka, Thomas Mann, Rainer Maria Rilke, Hermann Hesse ...
    Narrated by Mark Bowen, Shawna Wolf, Peter Coates ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 14 min

    German literature comprises those literary texts written in the German language. This includes literature written in Germany, Austria, the German parts of Switzerland and Belgium, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, South Tyrol in Italy and to a lesser extent works of the German diaspora.Contents:Thomas MannDeath in VeniceHermann HesseSiddharthaFranz KafkaThe MetamorphosisStefan ZweigA Summer NovellaRainer ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The War for Afghanistan: A Very Brief History

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  • The Turks Today

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    Eighty years have passed since Mustafa Kemal Ataturk founded the Turkish Republic out of the ruins of the Ottoman Empire and set it on the path of modernisation. He was determined that his country should be accepted as a member of the family of civilised nations.Today Turkey is a rapidly developing country, an emergent market and a medium-sized regional power with the second strongest army in NATO ... Read more

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  • The Struggle for Egypt

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    by Steven A. Cook ...
    The recent revolution in Egypt has shaken the Arab world to its roots. The most populous Arab country and the historical center of Arab intellectual life, Egypt is a lynchpin of the US's Middle East strategy, receiving more aid than any nation except Israel. This is not the first time that the world and has turned its gaze to Egypt, however. A half century ago, Egypt under Nasser became the ... Read more

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    by Thomas J. Barfield ...
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  • A History of the Modern Middle East

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