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A sweeping history of the often-violent conflict between Islam and the West, shedding a revealing light on current hostilities
In the spring of 1453, the Ottoman Turks advanced on Constantinople in pursuit of an ancient Islamic dream: capturing the thousand-year-old capital of Christian Byzantium. This title deals with this topic.
'A sublime reading experience: delicate, restrained, surpassingly intelligent, uncommonly poised and truly beautiful' Zadie Smith**WINNER OF THE BETTY TRASK AWARD 2020**Midhat Kamal -... Læs mere
The army and the navy of Venice and Ottoman Empire during the campaigns fought for the possession of the 'pearl of the Mediterranean'. The legendary Venetian resistance impressed the courts of whole Europe, transforming the conflict in the 'Campo di Marte' of the continent.
This revised edition builds upon the twin themes of Turkey's continuing incorporation into the capitalist world and the modernization of state and society.
A major new history of the six-hundred-year dynasty that connected East to West as never before.
While the Armenian genocide is today widely recognized, the broader context of Ottoman... Læs mere
Drawing on diverse theoretical backgrounds and a variety of source materials, the contributors to the volume... Læs mere