American Research Institute

             in Turkey

NEW BOOKS:

THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF MIDAS AND THE PHRYGIANS,  Recent Work at Gordion by Lisa Kealhofer

SINOP LANDSCAPES:  Exploring Connection to the Black Sea Hinterland
by Owen P. Doonan   [Preview]

DRAWING ON THE PAST, an Archaeologist's Sketchbook by Naomi F. Miller

A Brief History of Ankara by Toni M. Cross and Gary Leiser (see below)

A Brief History of Ankara   by Toni M. Cross and Gary Leiser

From the Introduction:

Tracing the history of Ankara is like following a long and uneven trail.  Its scanty beginnings lie in the Stone Age.  From here it wends its way through the Ages of Bronze and of Iron, and ever more clearly marked and with firmer footing, passes through the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk, and Ottoman periods.   Finally, our path leads to AD 1923 and the metamorphosis of Ankara into the capital of the Republic of Turkey.

From reviews:

"not only a readable history of the city of Ankara and its environs from the earliest times, but... also captures a sense of the change and continuity of institutions and culture in Anatolia based on years of experience in Turkey.   The sections on the early Bronze Age and the Hittite Empire are recommended for scholar and general reader alike."   - Kenneth W. Harl, Tulane University

"This is not simply an excellent book on the history of Ankara:  it contains one of the best and most lucid descriptions of the history of Turkey that I have ever read.  Each of the periods discussed here - from the Neolithic to the 20th century - is presented in a concise and extremely engaging manner.   It also functions as an authoritative overview of the history of religion and archaeology in Turkey."  - C. Brian Rose, University of Cincinnati

"This collaboration of two experts provides rteaders with an informative and entertaining account of the city of Ankara over the millennia.   This handy book is both a guide to monuments in and around Ankara and a history of the city and its role in the splendid if turbulent march of civilizations across Anatolia."  - Leslie P. Peirce, University of California, Berkeley

 

Now available from Indian Ford Press

$15.00 per copy.  Shipping and handling $2, $1 for each additional book

Please send name, organization, complete address, phone, and e-mail

Mail:  Gary Leiser, Indian Ford Press, 101 San Jose Court, Vacaville   CA   95688

E-mail:   Gleiser@juno.com