This edited collection investigates present and future developments in the global financial system after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The contributors examine the effects of health issues and epidemic diseases in state economies and predict future effects on the banking sector, especially central banking. The contributors also offer important insights into current issues and historical transformations related to currencies, commercial banking, central banks, financial institution...

From the acclaimed author of I Will Never See the World Again, this poignant coming-of-age novel finds moments of remarkable humor in a present-day Istanbul rife with economic and political hardships.Fazıl’s comfortable existence studying literature is upended by his family’s sudden financial ruin, followed swiftly by the death of his father. Forced to sell his belongings and move to an old boardinghouse, he discovers a new side of the city, populated by i...

The author of Like a Sword Wound weaves an "ambitious and intelligent thriller about love and war" in the early twentieth-century Ottoman Empire ( Kirkus Reviews).Love in the Days of Rebellion is the second installment in Ahmet Altan's masterful saga of Turkish history, The Ottoman Quartet. Following the vast and vivid cast of characters introduced in Like A Sword Wound, it opens with the attempted suicide of Hikmet Bey, the son o...

A magnificent coming-of-age story about freedom and desire by the acclaimed author of I Will Never See the World Again. Winner of the Prix Femina Étranger.Istanbul is changing, its society decomposing. When his father dies, Fazil learns that one's entire world can change in an instant. Lost are the security and privileges of his family, replaced now by the precarity of poverty. And yet, despite this dramatic change in circumstance, Fazil pursues his desire...

Chinese workers helped build the modern world. They labored on New World plantations, worked in South African mines, and toiled through the construction of the Panama Canal, among many other projects. While most investigations of Chinese workers focus on migrant labor, Chinese Workers of the World explores Chinese labor under colonial regimes within China through an examination of the Yunnan-Indochina Railway, constructed between 1898–1910. The Yunnan railway—a French investment i...

In this exciting story, listeners young and old can finally find out the answer to their question – where did Pimpa come from, and how did she meet Armando?It's a beautiful, sunny day. Armando goes to the woods to pick some strawberries, where he spots something unusual in the bushes – a red-spotted dog called Pimpa! Armando takes her to his house, where she discovers lots of new things and makes friends with the alarm clock, the kitchen chair, and the fridge... And Pimpa's adventures begi...

Teachers and researchers in education today are charged with helping learners resolve constantly changing global and regional issues. These issues do not have simple solutions and addressing them requires critical and creative ways of thinking. Essential to developing these thinking skills is to examine current dispositions and behaviors; to become more mindful of why we think the way we do and to become more thoughtful about actions we take. In Mindfulness and Thoughtfulness: Leading ...

'A deeply moving memoir ... We owe Ahmet Altan a tremendous debt for the strength he has shown in sharing his story with us.' Jon McGregorWritten from the confines of a prison cell in Istanbul, one of Turkey's greatest living novelists reflects upon hope, despair and the light literature can bring to even the darkest places.The destiny I put down in my novel has become mine. I am now under arrest like the hero I created years ago. I awa...

An ethnographic exploration of the meaning of national citizenship in the context of globalizationThe American Passport in Turkey explores the diverse meanings and values that people outside of the United States attribute to U.S. citizenship, specifically those who possess or seek to obtain U.S. citizenship while residing in Turkey. Özlem Altan-Olcay and Evren Balta interviewed more than one hundred individuals and families and, through their narratives, s...

WINNER OF THE 2021 PRIX FEMINA FOR BEST FOREIGN NOVELThe third volume of the internationally acclaimed Ottoman Quartet, written by Ahmet Altan while he was imprisoned by the Turkish regimeThis masterly constructed, sweeping novel centers on the story of Nizam's tormented love affair with a Russian pianist, Anya, and is told against the backdrop of the Ottoman Empire's tumultuous history in the years leading up to WWI.Underlying the ...

When the Sirens Cried is a powerful and heartbreaking novel that follows the journey of a 12-year-old girl caught in the chaos of war. As bombs fall and cities burn, young Eliza must find the strength to survive in a world where everything familiar has vanished.Torn from her family and forced to navigate a crumbling world, Eliza’s innocent eyes witness the horrors of conflict—but also the kindness of strangers and the hope that refuses to die. This is a story of loss, courage, and ...

When a mother hen's eggs hatch, something is not what it seems like... there's a duckling among the chicks!Grab your nearest buddy and join Pimpa on yet another adventure, when she tries to help Andy the duckling find his mum. But it will not be easy, as the ducks have already left for Africa.Luckily, the red-spotted dog finds a kind cloud, who gives Pimpa and her new friend a ride. Thanks to the cloud, Andy the duckling is one step closer to being reunited with his family!...