Osman's Dream
the story of the ottoman empire 1300-1923
$33.59
- Paperback
720 pages
- Release Date
9 August 2006
Summary
Osman’s Dream: The Rise and Reign of an Empire
The Ottoman chronicles recount that the first sultan, Osman, dreamt of the dynasty he would found - a tree, fully-formed, emerged from his navel, symbolising the vigour of his successors and the extent of their domains.
This is the first book to tell the full story of the Ottoman dynasty that for six centuries held sway over territories stretching, at their greatest, from Hungary to the Persian Gulf, and from North Africa to the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780719561122 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0719561124 |
| Author: | Caroline Finkel |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 720 |
| Release Date: | 9 August 2006 |
| Weight: | 489g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 47mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
An absorbing, monumental story … a reliable, authoritative account … a balanced assessment of the Ottomans … a marvellous achievement, which deserves to provoke widespread debate - Jerry Brotton, BBC History magazine
A Turkish delight - Metro (London)Splendidly written … Finkel’s intimacy with the material makes this the most authoritative narrative history of the empire yet published … Detailed … Her narrative focuses on the dynamics of the imperial story … lively analysis - Jason Goodwin, Literary ReviewHistory written with a dynamic, modern feel and penetrating gaze - Good Book GuideInstructive … A fine single-volume account of a long and at times complicated period … Finkel clearly loves her subject - The TabletThe freshness of Finkel’s history [is] striking. The secret, apart from an irresistible narrative style, is a generous openness to every aspect of Ottoman life and culture … What has often come across as an impossibly exotic procession of Viziers, Beys and Pashas is here brought vividly home to the reader - Michael Kerrigan, The ScotsmanExcellent - The TimesAbout The Author
Caroline Finkel
Caroline Finkel has lived in Istanbul for many years and travelled widely in Turkey and the former Ottoman lands. She has a doctorate in Ottoman history from the School of Oriental and African Studies, has published numerous articles and learnt Hungarian, Arabic and Persian in addition to Ottoman and modern Turkish. This is Caroline Finkel’s third book.
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