Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire Gábor Ágoston "The Ottoman Turks, a displaced people forced into northwestern Asia Minor in the 13th century by invading Mongols, founded one of the largest empires in world history. Their strategic geographic pos… OL12724606W
Lords of the horizons Lords of the horizons Jason Goodwin A history of the Ottoman Turks, founders of an empire lasting 600 years and stretching from the Persian Gulf to Hungary, to Algeria. The author describes the harems, the artistic and technological ac… OL15831819W
From The Harpy Tomb To The Wonders Of Ephesus British Archaeologists In The Ottoman Empire 18401880 From The Harpy Tomb To The Wonders Of Ephesus British Archaeologists In The Ottoman Empire 18401880 Debbie Challis "This book explores the fascinating stories behind the collection of antiquities from the Ottoman Empire between 1840 and 1880. The men who led these collecting expeditions published journals detaili… OL17570703W
The last crusaders The last crusaders Barnaby Rogerson The Crusades were the bridge between medieval and modern history, between feudalism and colonialism. In many ways, the little explored later Crusades were the most significant of them all, for they m… OL18584444W
The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1650 The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1650 Colin Imber "A revised and expanded second edition of a highly-praised account of the structure of the government of the Ottoman Empire to the mid-seventeenth century. Colin Imber incorporates the latest researc… OL18602507W
Ottoman tulips, Ottoman coffee Ottoman tulips, Ottoman coffee Dana Sajdi Tulips and coffee are defining cultural products of the Ottoman eighteenth century, along with their related institutions of palace and coffeehouse. These cultural products hold multiple meanings in … OL19578540W
Minorities in the Ottoman Empire Minorities in the Ottoman Empire Molly Greene 144 p. : 23 cm OL19591097W
Partners of the empire Partners of the empire Ali Yaycioglu "Partners of the Empire offers a radical rethinking of the Ottoman Empire in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Over this unstable period, the Ottoman Empire faced political crises, insti… OL19733473W
Ottoman warfare, 1500-1700 Ottoman warfare, 1500-1700 Murphey, Rhoads A study of the Ottoman military machine and its successes in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East in a period when they were feared by western European states and the focus of much military conce… OL1981649W
Coriolano Cippico Coriolano Cippico Cippico, Coriolano "First English translation of Coriolano Cippico's 'Deeds of Commander Pietro Mocenigo,' presenting an eyewitness account of the Christian-Ottoman confrontation in the latter part of the fifteenth cen… OL23204681W
Empire of difference Empire of difference Karen Barkey This book is a comparative study of imperial organization and longevity that assesses Ottoman successes as well as failures against those of other empires with similar characteristics. Barkey examine… OL3462170W
Rise of the bourgeoisie, demise of empire Rise of the bourgeoisie, demise of empire Fatma Müge Göçek vi, 220 p. : 24 cm OL3751817W
Imperial Classroom Imperial Classroom Benjamin C. Fortna "In the Ottoman Empire, as in many countries around the world in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries education was critical to the state's efforts to redefine its relationship with its … OL9182881W