Rakestraw Books presents
Critically acclaimed historian Giles Milton
Talking & Signing
- When
- Tue Sep 30, 2008
- Where
- Rakestraw Books
- Time
- 7 PM
- Tags
- Literary Arts, Author Appearances, Book Stores
Description
Who: Giles MiltonWhat: Talking about and signing his new book, Paradise Lost: Smyrna 1922
When: Thursday, 30 September 2008 at 7 PM
How much: Free -- Advance reservation is suggested.
Why you should care: On Saturday, September 9, 1922, the victorious Turkish cavalry rode into Smyrna, the richest and most cosmopolitan city in the Ottoman Empire. The city's vast wealth created centuries earlier by powerful Levantine dynasties, its factories teemed with Greeks, Armenians, Turks, and Jews. Together, they had created a majority Christian city that was unique in the Islamic world. But to the Turkish nationalists, Smyrna was a city of infidels. In the aftermath of the First World War and with the support of the Great Powers, Greece had invaded Turkey with the aim of restoring a Christian empire in Asia. Read the full listing on our website: http://www.rakestrawbooks.com
More Info
- Link
- http://www.rakestrawbooks.com
- Call
- 925-837-7337 (Box Office)
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