Jeremy Seal
Meander: East to West along a Turkish River
- ISBN 13:
- 9780099531791
- author:
- Jeremy Seal
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Vintage
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Pages:
- 416
- Dimensions:
- 12.9 x 2.9 x 19.8 cm
- Genre:
- Travel & Holiday, Travel Writing,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Travelling along the Meander River in a one-man canoe, Jeremy Seal embarks on an epic journey from its source in Central Turkey to its mouth on the Aegean Sea. Along the way, he uncovers the rich cultural and historical heritage of this remarkable region.
The river's path takes him through the steppe interior, where ancient empires once roamed, and into the great port city of Miletus, home to some of the earliest Western philosophers. Seal also encounters a diverse range of contemporary characters who reveal a rural Turkey on the cusp of change.
As he navigates the river's twists and turns, Seal sheds light on the complex history of this land between East and West, where the spoils of empires, the marks of war, and the detritus of industrialisation litter its banks. A thought-provoking account of a region at the crossroads of cultures.
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