The Ottomans: How They Built an Empire Equal to the Romans and Then Lost It
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The Ottomans: How They Built an Empire Equal to the Romans and Then Lost It
14.99 €
In 1938, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk said, "The new Turkey has absolutely nothing to do with the old Turkey. The Ottoman state has become part of history.
But understanding modern Turkey, whose position oscillates between Asia and Europe, is impossible without immersing oneself in the history of its predecessor, an empire that at the height of its power defined world geopolitics.
This comprehensive study by Mark David Bair, Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science, covers more than 600 years of the country's history, from the arrival of the first Turkic nomads on the Asia Minor peninsula to the collapse of the empire after the First World War. His book invites the reader to look at the well-known history of Europe from an unfamiliar, "non-Western" side, to learn about the life of a state whose traditions have long been considered "barbaric" in European historiography and whose contribution to world politics and culture has not been fully appreciated. The reader will learn about the principles that governed a huge successful country and the changes that eventually led to its collapse, as well as understand the exotic structure of Ottoman society and learn to navigate the world of dervishes, Sufis, Janissaries, eunuchs, caliphs, sultans and concubines.
But understanding modern Turkey, whose position oscillates between Asia and Europe, is impossible without immersing oneself in the history of its predecessor, an empire that at the height of its power defined world geopolitics.
This comprehensive study by Mark David Bair, Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science, covers more than 600 years of the country's history, from the arrival of the first Turkic nomads on the Asia Minor peninsula to the collapse of the empire after the First World War. His book invites the reader to look at the well-known history of Europe from an unfamiliar, "non-Western" side, to learn about the life of a state whose traditions have long been considered "barbaric" in European historiography and whose contribution to world politics and culture has not been fully appreciated. The reader will learn about the principles that governed a huge successful country and the changes that eventually led to its collapse, as well as understand the exotic structure of Ottoman society and learn to navigate the world of dervishes, Sufis, Janissaries, eunuchs, caliphs, sultans and concubines.
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