home
view cart
my account
order status
For Authors
For Publishers
Bookstore
Author Resources
FAQs
GPS Login
20th Century
Home
Shop at BookSurge
History
Modern
20th Century
Refugees and Reforms: Turkey's Journey
Refugees and Reforms: Turkey's Journey
This book is a collection of readings from the author's published and working papers. It includes a chapter on intrigue tying some of the German professors exiled in Turkey to contacts with the OSS (early CIA) and the ABWEHR (German/Nazi Military Intelligence). There is a chapter documenting how Turkey got a Jewish library scientist it wanted out of occupied Belgium as late as 1941 with Joachim Goebbels, Hitler's Minister of Propaganda, signing the order providing transportation in a sealed train wagon to Istanbul. There is a chapter statistically documenting that the invited intellectuals were not chosen strictly based on merit. There was a healthy bit of nepotism. The chapter also goes into similar cases as those involving the Kasztner Affair, allowing Jews to leave occupied Hungary for Palestine during 1944, and another 1944 train that took some 240 people out Bergen-Belsen through Istanbul, to Palestine. Additionally the world's most ambitious project of translating the best of Western literature is discussed as is Turkey's modernization and development of its musical, performing, and fine arts infrastructure leading up to Istanbul being named the Cultural Capital of Europe for 2010.
SKU:
IP-9781439224519
In Stock
Availability:
Usually ships in 1 business days
List Price:
$45.00
Our Price:
$39.51
& this item ships for
FREE with Super Saver Shipping
.
You Save:
$5.49 (12%)
Note: Item may be sold and shipped by another company.
Learn more
.
Product Details:
Author:
Arnold Reisman PhD
Paperback:
454 pages
Publisher:
BookSurge Publishing
Publication Date:
August 03, 2009
Language:
English
ISBN:
143922451X
Product Length:
5.98 inches
Product Width:
9.0 inches
Product Height:
1.01 inches
Product Weight:
1.46 pounds
Package Length:
8.5 inches
Package Width:
5.9 inches
Package Height:
1.4 inches
Package Weight:
1.65 pounds
Customer Reviews:
Average Customer Review:
( 0 customer reviews )
Write an online review
and share your thoughts with other customers.
Privacy Policy
Conditions of Use
Help
Careers
Press Room
about us
contact us
privacy policy
copyright © BookSurge, part of the Amazon group of companies. all rights reserved.