{"product_id":"9780691205199","title":"Turkish Kaleidoscope","description":"Author: Jenny White\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780691205199\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 12 Jul 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 120\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTurkish Kaleidoscope tells the stories of four unfor-gettable protagonists as they navigate a society torn apart by violent political factions. It is 1975 and Turkey is on the verge of civil war. Faruk and Orhan are from conservative shopkeeping families in eastern Anatolia that share a sense of new possibilities. Nuray is the daughter of villagers who have migrated to the provincial city where Yunus, the son of an imprisoned teacher, was raised in genteel poverty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile attending medical school in Ankara, Faruk draws a reluctant Orhan into a right-wing nationalist group while Nuray and Yunus join the left. Against a backdrop of escalating violence, the four students fall in love, have their hearts broken, get married, raise families, and struggle to get on with their lives. But the conse-quences of their decisions will follow them through their lives as their children begin the story anew, skewed through the kaleidoscope of historical events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by Jenny White's own experiences as a student in Turkey during this tumultuous period\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eas well as original oral histories of Turks who lived through it, \u003ci\u003eTurkish Kaleidoscope\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how violent factionalism has its own emotional and cultural logic that defies ideological explanations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46803733971102,"sku":"ADS-9780691205199","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780691205199.jpg?v=1778205895","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780691205199","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}