TY - BOOK AU - Mallinson,William TI - Thrice a stranger: Penelope's eastern Mediterranean odyssey SN - 1443887919 AV - DF787 U1 - 327.4 23 PY - 2016/// CY - Newcastle upon Tyne, UK PB - Cambridge Scholars Publishing KW - Mallinson, Bill KW - True stories of heroism, endurance & survival KW - bicssc KW - 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 KW - Social & cultural history KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE KW - Government KW - International KW - bisacsh KW - International Relations KW - General KW - Diplomatic relations KW - fast KW - Families KW - Greece KW - Foreign relations KW - Turkey KW - Mediterranean Region KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Biography KW - 21st century KW - Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918 KW - Méditerranée, Région de la KW - Histoire KW - 20e siècle KW - Biographies KW - Grèce KW - 21e siècle KW - Turquie KW - Empire ottoman KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - A Greek grandfather born a citizen of the Ottoman Empire who became an Italian national provides the starting point for this book, which, by focusing on the real story of a family against a background of historical events, shows how what the author calls the 'minotaurs of fear and greed' can be overcome and the pseudo-theories of many a pundit of so-called international relations can be demolished. It is not every day that the son of a Cumbrian who fought in the Great War meets the daughter of his Ottoman enemy, following the next war, and then marries her. The author's grandfathers were on op UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1155169 ER -