Discovering the Ottomans by Ilber Ortayli
What was the significance of the Ottoman Empire? What kind of lives did people live? What lessons can be learnt from the civilization that the Ottomans created? What does the Ottoman Empire mean to us today? This book answers these questions.
'Lyrical yet careful, this introduction to the Ottoman reality will soon become a classic of popular history-writing' T.J. Winter, University of Cambridge
Ilber Ortayli, born in Vienna in 1947, is a leading expert in the Ottomans, who is known for making history accessible to a wider audience, and is Director of the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul. He is author of many works on the Ottomans including 'The German Influence on the Ottoman Empire', 'The Longest Century of the Empire', 'From Tradition to the Future', 'Studies on the Ottoman Transformation and Local Administration in the Ottoman Empire'.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781847740083 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847740081 |
| Title | Discovering the Ottomans |
| Author | Ilber Ortayli |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Kube Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2010-04-15 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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