The Stone Woman by Tariq Ali - 2000-08

Verso Books. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Verso Books. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Verso, 2000. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Verso Books. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

London. 2000. Verso. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 1859847641. 274 pages. hardcover. Cover design by Alan Hill Design. keywords: Literature Pakistan Islam. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Each year, when the weather in Istanbul becomes unbearable, the family of Iskender Pasha, a retired Ottoman notable, retires to its summer palace overlooking the Sea of Marmara. It is 1899 and the last great Islamic empire is in serious trouble. A former tutor poses a question which the family has been refusing to confront for almost a century: ' Your Ottoman Empire is like a drunken prostitute, neither knowing nor caring who will take her next. Do I exaggerate, Memed? ‘The history of Iskender Pasha's family mirrors the growing degeneration of the Empire they have served for the last five hundred years. This passionate story of masters and servants, school-teachers and painters, is marked by jealousies, vendettas and, with the decay of the Empire, a new generation which is deeply hostile to the… Read More

Hardback. Very Good.

Verso, 2000-08-16. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x0x9. Minor shelf wear to binding. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Text and images unmarked. Dj lightly worn around edges in a mylar cover.

London: Verso, 2000. Cloth/dust jacket Octavo. Hardcover. Very good/very good. papered boards white lettering dust jacket 274 pp.

Verso, 2000-08-16. First Edition. hardcover. Like New/Like New. 6x1x9. A nice hardcover with a crisp dust jacket, a tight binding and an unmarked text. From a private smoke free collection. Shipping within 24 hours, tracking number and delivery Confirmation.

London ; New York: Verso, 2000. First edition (stated: First published in 2000"). Hardcover. As New / Mint (an unread copy) ; Very Fine in Very Fine DJ. Octavo in illus DJ; 274 p. ; 20 cm. Historical fiction. Domestic fiction; Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918 -- Fiction. Marmara, Sea of, Region (Turkey) -- Fiction. Turkey -- History -- 1878-1909 -- Fiction. Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918 -- Fiction.