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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
A Neighborhood in Ottoman Istanbul A Neighborhood in Ottoman Istanbul Cem Behar "Combining the vivid and colorful detail of a micro-history with a wider historical perspective, this groundbreaking study looks at the urban and social history of a small neighborhood community (a m… OL1019933W
Byzantium's Balkan frontier Byzantium's Balkan frontier Paul Stephenson Byzantium's Balkan Frontier is the first narrative history in English of the northern Balkans in the tenth to twelfth centuries. Where previous histories have been concerned principally with the medi… OL115980W
1453 1453 Roger Crowley A comprehensive account of the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in 1453 examines the end of the Byzantine Empire and the medieval era, and the implications of the siege for the relationshi… OL16051608W
Daily life in ancient and modern Istanbul Daily life in ancient and modern Istanbul Robert Bator A historical exploration of events and daily life in Istanbul in both ancient and modern times. OL2007431W
The remaking of Istanbul The remaking of Istanbul Zeynep Çelik Zeynep elik examines the changing face of Istanbul during the period when European cultural and economic influence intensified, integrating architectural analysis with discussion of broader issues of… OL3334022W