Osman's Dream: The History of the Ottoman Empire
Autor Caroline Finkelen Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 apr 2007
The
definitive
history
of
the
Ottoman
Empire
The
Ottoman
Empire
was
one
of
the
largest
and
most
influential
empires
in
world
history.
Its
reach
extended
to
three
continents
and
it
survived
for
more
than
six
centuries,
but
its
history
is
too
often
colored
by
the
memory
of
its
bloody
final
throes
on
the
battlefields
of
World
War
I.
In
this
magisterial
work-the
first
definitive
account
written
for
the
general
reader-renowned
scholar
and
journalist
Caroline
Finkel
lucidly
recounts
the
epic
story
of
the
Ottoman
Empire
from
its
origins
in
the
thirteenth
century
through
its
destruction
in
the
twentieth.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780465023974
ISBN-10: 0465023975
Pagini: 704
Dimensiuni: 156 x 232 x 48 mm
Greutate: 0.73 kg
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
Colecția Basic Books
Locul publicării:New York, NY, United States
ISBN-10: 0465023975
Pagini: 704
Dimensiuni: 156 x 232 x 48 mm
Greutate: 0.73 kg
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
Colecția Basic Books
Locul publicării:New York, NY, United States
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Notă biografică
Caroline
Finkelhas
lived
in
Istanbul
for
many
years
and
traveled
widely
in
Turkey
and
the
former
Ottoman
lands.
She
has
a
doctorate
in
Ottoman
history
from
the
School
of
Oriental
and
African
Studies
at
the
University
of
London.Osman's
Dreamis
her
third
book.
She
currently
divides
her
time
between
Istanbul
and
London.
Recenzii
"Caroline
Finkel
effortlessly
conveys
the
high
dramaof
Ottoman
history."—Orhan
Pamuk
"Magnificent.... Forperhaps the first time in English, a genuine Ottoman scholar has written aclear narrative account of the great empire based mainly on Turkish rather thanhostile western accounts. The result is not only a revelation; it is a vital correctiveto the influential but partial and wrong-headed readings of the flagbearers ofintellectual Islamophobia."—William Dalrymple,The Scotsman
"Finkel has managed to produce a scholarly,lucid, judicious and enjoyable account of over 600 years of history in a singlevolume, which will surely be the standard work of its kind for many years tocome."—Times Literary Supplement
"An absorbing, monumental story of one of the mostreviled and misunderstood of all empires.... Osman's Dream is a marvelous achievement."—BBC History Magazine
"How timely to have such a lucid, well-researched, andfair-minded history of the Ottoman Empire--and one too which treats it not assome exotic and alien world, but as part of our common past."—Margaret MacMillan,author ofParis 1919
"Osman's Dream is a treasure for anyone who wants toknow exactly what happened when in the Ottoman Empire. Here at last is areliable history that takes into full account not only the work ofinternational and Turkish historians but also the writings of the Ottomansthemselves."—Hugh Pope,author ofSons of the Conquerors: The Rise of the Turkic World
"Finkel has brilliantly woven together a highlyreadable survey of 600 years of Ottoman history. Well researched andbeautifully written, Osman's Dream will be essential reading for anyone whowants to know more about the Empire that ruled for centuries over so many ofour contemporary trouble spots--from the Balkans to the Arab world."—Heath W. Lowry, Princeton University
"Finkel is judicious, evenhanded and objective...is animpressive and important work."—The Nation
"[Finkel's] mastery of the historical literature isobvious: The sheer amount of information packed between these two covers makesit a landmark achievement."—New York Sun
"With this superb book, Finkel boldly covers newground in striving to show the Ottoman Empire from within.... Having spent 15years living in Turkey, Finkel is uniquely positioned to overcome the practicalhurdles to Ottoman research, but her real strength is in historiography: shehas a keen ability to extract salient observations from her sources even as sherenders their political motives transparent. The result is a panorama of theOttoman Empire to rival the best portraits of the Romanovs and Habsburgs, and amust-have for history collections."—Booklist
"The timing of Caroline Finkel's splendidly writtenOsman'sDreamreflects the buoyant state of Ottoman scholarship. Neglected archiveshave been triumphantly mined by a new generation of scholars, and Finkel'sintimacy with the material makes this the most authoritative narrative historyof the empire yet published."—Literary Review
"Osman's Dreamis a deeply sympathetic,compelling and highly readable account of the rise and fall of an immenselycomplex and dynamic society which, at its height was the most the mostfar-reaching and the most powerful Empire the world had ever seen. But it isalso something more. For Caroline Finkel has not only told history of how aband of Turcoman warriors from eastern Anatolia came to dominate so much of theworld. She has also shown why that history matters, why today we are in noposition to understand, not merely the modern Republic of Turkey but alsomodern Islam unless we also understand the past, and the present perception, ofthe greatest and most enduring of the Islamic states."—Anthony Pagden, Distinguished Professor of History and Political Science, UCLA
"Magnificent.... Forperhaps the first time in English, a genuine Ottoman scholar has written aclear narrative account of the great empire based mainly on Turkish rather thanhostile western accounts. The result is not only a revelation; it is a vital correctiveto the influential but partial and wrong-headed readings of the flagbearers ofintellectual Islamophobia."—William Dalrymple,The Scotsman
"Finkel has managed to produce a scholarly,lucid, judicious and enjoyable account of over 600 years of history in a singlevolume, which will surely be the standard work of its kind for many years tocome."—Times Literary Supplement
"An absorbing, monumental story of one of the mostreviled and misunderstood of all empires.... Osman's Dream is a marvelous achievement."—BBC History Magazine
"How timely to have such a lucid, well-researched, andfair-minded history of the Ottoman Empire--and one too which treats it not assome exotic and alien world, but as part of our common past."—Margaret MacMillan,author ofParis 1919
"Osman's Dream is a treasure for anyone who wants toknow exactly what happened when in the Ottoman Empire. Here at last is areliable history that takes into full account not only the work ofinternational and Turkish historians but also the writings of the Ottomansthemselves."—Hugh Pope,author ofSons of the Conquerors: The Rise of the Turkic World
"Finkel has brilliantly woven together a highlyreadable survey of 600 years of Ottoman history. Well researched andbeautifully written, Osman's Dream will be essential reading for anyone whowants to know more about the Empire that ruled for centuries over so many ofour contemporary trouble spots--from the Balkans to the Arab world."—Heath W. Lowry, Princeton University
"Finkel is judicious, evenhanded and objective...is animpressive and important work."—The Nation
"[Finkel's] mastery of the historical literature isobvious: The sheer amount of information packed between these two covers makesit a landmark achievement."—New York Sun
"With this superb book, Finkel boldly covers newground in striving to show the Ottoman Empire from within.... Having spent 15years living in Turkey, Finkel is uniquely positioned to overcome the practicalhurdles to Ottoman research, but her real strength is in historiography: shehas a keen ability to extract salient observations from her sources even as sherenders their political motives transparent. The result is a panorama of theOttoman Empire to rival the best portraits of the Romanovs and Habsburgs, and amust-have for history collections."—Booklist
"The timing of Caroline Finkel's splendidly writtenOsman'sDreamreflects the buoyant state of Ottoman scholarship. Neglected archiveshave been triumphantly mined by a new generation of scholars, and Finkel'sintimacy with the material makes this the most authoritative narrative historyof the empire yet published."—Literary Review
"Osman's Dreamis a deeply sympathetic,compelling and highly readable account of the rise and fall of an immenselycomplex and dynamic society which, at its height was the most the mostfar-reaching and the most powerful Empire the world had ever seen. But it isalso something more. For Caroline Finkel has not only told history of how aband of Turcoman warriors from eastern Anatolia came to dominate so much of theworld. She has also shown why that history matters, why today we are in noposition to understand, not merely the modern Republic of Turkey but alsomodern Islam unless we also understand the past, and the present perception, ofthe greatest and most enduring of the Islamic states."—Anthony Pagden, Distinguished Professor of History and Political Science, UCLA
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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 Caucasus.
Understanding the realization of Osman's vision is essential for anyone who seeks to understand the modern world.