{"product_id":"with-the-turk-in-wartime","title":"With The Turk In Wartime","description":"\u003cp style='margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:16px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;margin:0cm;background:white;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:30px;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333;\"\u003eWith The Turk In Wartime\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style='margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:16px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;margin-top:7.5pt;margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;font-family:Helvetica;color:#0870A3;\"\u003eMarmaduke Pickthall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style='margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:16px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline;'\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style='margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:16px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;margin:0cm;background:white;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333;\"\u003eIn 1913, four years before he converted to Islam and seventeen years before he would publish his renowened translation of the Quran, Marmaduke Pickthall journeyed to Turkey to investigate the state of the country after the Ottoman coup d'etat earlier that year.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style='margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:16px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;margin:0cm;background:white;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333;\"\u003eA self-professed lover of the East and of Islam, Pickthall's curiosity drove him to take lodgings with an expat Englishwoman who had adopted a Turkish way of living. During his stay, Pickthall spoke with the Turks, Greeks, Armenians and foreigners about politics, religion, gender and war.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style='margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:16px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;margin:0cm;background:white;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333;\"\u003eIn With the Turk in Wartime, Pickthall draws on vivid descriptions of Turkish scenes, impassioned political discussions and humourous incidents arising from cultural differences, and explores the role of foreign powers in Turkey, and the fate of a people he holds dear. Infused with the author's kind-hearted and open-minded sensibility, this travel journal is sure to inform and delight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style='margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:16px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline;'\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style='margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:16px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;margin:0cm;background:white;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Helvetica;color:#3092C0;\"\u003eFormat(s) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333;\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style='margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:16px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;margin:0cm;background:white;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Helvetica;color:#3092C0;\"\u003ePages \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333;\"\u003e150\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style='margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:16px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;margin:0cm;background:white;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Helvetica;color:#3092C0;\"\u003eDimensions \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333;\"\u003e133 x 214 x 14 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style='margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:16px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline;'\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Claritas Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39594589487217,"sku":"9781905837588","price":27.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0075\/3290\/4561\/products\/CB0011.jpg?v=1637235934","url":"https:\/\/www.dsbooks.com.au\/products\/with-the-turk-in-wartime","provider":"Darussalam Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}