{"product_id":"turkey-the-insane-and-the-melancholy","title":"Turkey: The Insane and the Melancholy","description":"Starting with the basic question \"what is this place?\", award-winning journalist and novelist Ece Temelkuran guides us through her \"beloved country\". In challenging the authoritarian AKP government – for which she lost her job as a journalist – Temelkuran draws strength and wisdom from people, places and artistic expression.\n\nThe result is a beautifully rendered account of the struggles, hopes and tragedies which make Turkey what it is today. Lamenting the commercialisation and authoritarianism which increasingly characterises Turkish society, Temelkuran sees hope in the Gezi Park protests of 2013, the electoral breakthrough of the progressive HDP party in 2015 and in the simple kindness of ordinary people.\n\nMuch more than either straightforward history or memoir, Turkey: the Insane the Melancholy is like sitting with a friendly stranger who, over raki or coffee, reveals the secrets of this rich and complex country – the historic \"bridge\" between east and west.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1783608897\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1783608897.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Temelkuran, Ece|Beler, Zeynep\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43320434360381,"sku":"BVV.1783608897.G","price":11.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1783608897-0.jpg?v=1783114393","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/turkey-the-insane-and-the-melancholy","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}