About this title: This history of the Ottoman Empire charts its rise in Asia Minor in the 13th century, its golden age under Suleyman I, its gradual decline, and its final collapse in 1918. The empire included parts of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. This book was a New York Times Notable Book for 1999.
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Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780805040814ISBN:0805040811
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Description: Acceptable. Book is in good reading condition. Cover has wear at edges and corners, and may have creases. Spine has wear at edges and creases. read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: Illustrated.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Picador USA
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780805063424ISBN:0805063420
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Former owner's name is on the first page. Pages are beginning to tan. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 351 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780805063424ISBN:0805063420
Description: Near Fine. No Jacket (as issued) 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Cover and pages clean and unmarked; spine is uncreased. Slight yellowing along page edges. 352 pp., includes index. Illustrated. "For six hundred years, the Ottoman Empire swelled and declined. Islamic, martial, civilized, and tolerant, it advanced in three centuries from the dusty foothills of Anatolia to rule on the Danube and the Nile; at its height, Indian rajahs and the kings of France beseeched the empire's aid. In its last three ... read more
Description: FINE/Trade pb. One of the best histories (and best written) of the Ottoman Empire--very relevant to today. In fine, unmarked condition, bright looking, straight binding. 2000, Owl trade pb, 1st printing, 352 pp read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Picador
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780312420666ISBN:0312420668
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Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
"The best short overview of the Ottomans I have read. Very lively and full of fascinating bits of information, it makes the rise and decline of the empire seem like an exciting romp, and is not without humour. The army had a regiment of madmen, for example, who were used as cannon fodder in the front line, 'because they didn't mind'. Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent fell in love with a blonde slave girl from the Caucasus called Roxana, and slept only with her until the day she died. Highly recommended."
"One of the best written histories I 've read. Very writerly. I sometimes got lost in the names but that's not the fault of the book. It probably would have helped if I knew more about the subject though I wouldn't discourage someone from reading it because they didn't. 9/09"
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