Ionia: A Quest (Tauris Parke Paperbacks)

When Freya Stark traveled along the western coast of Turkey in 1952 she met only one other tourist; today this region is the most popular in the country. Wandering beyond the boundaries of travel Stark entered into the soul of ancient Ionia examining the ever-present tensions between East and West and the elements of religion society and commerce that forged the culture of a civilization. Ionia is travel writing at its most elegant and history at its most dynamica powerful and beautifully-rendered classic of twentieth century literature.