Jewish Salonica – Between the Ottoman Empire and Modern Greece

Contributor(s): Author: Devin E. NaarTouted as the "Jerusalem of the Balkans, " the Mediterranean port city of Salonica (Thessaloniki) was once hom...

Why did the Ottoman Empire enter the First World War in late October 1914, months after the war's devastations had become clear? Were its leaders '...

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Reducere. The modern Middle East was forged in the crucible of the First World War, but few know the full story of how war actually came to the region. As Se...

Reducere. Explore the Captivating History of the Ottoman Empire The Ottoman world was nothing like an exotic fairytale featuring tyrant sultans, mean pashas,...

Reducere. DescriptionExplore the Captivating History of the Ottoman Empire The Ottoman world was nothing like an exotic fairytale featuring tyrant sultans, m...

Publisher: Anthem PressAuthor(s): Roni WeinsteinNumber of pages: 262Collection: Anthem Intercultural Transfer StudiesPublication date: 2022Dimensio...

Reducere. If you want to discover captivating stories of people and events of the Ottoman Empire then keep reading...Three captivating manuscripts in one boo...

Explores the literary culture of the Ottoman Empire's Sephardic JewsPublisher: Indiana University PressAuthor(s): Olga BorovayaIllustration(s): 8 b...

DescriptionThe Ottoman Empire stretched from the Black Sea to the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic. It included the islands of Cyprus, Crete, Rhodes, ...

Explores significant events in the naval history of the Ottoman Empire, along with topics including collective punishments by invaders, and many as...

This book relates three years (1921-1924) in the life of Gilbert Bagnani, a young Italian archaeologist in Greece, based on his letters to his moth...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Helen PfeiferIllustration(s): 18 b/w illus.Number of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 16...

Reducere. The World's Best Kept Secret Exposed! Modern day Jews and their relationship to the ancient Hebrew-Israelites.

What do the Greek myths mean to us today?Publisher: Oneworld PublicationsAuthor(s): Peter FiennesIllustration(s): black and white illustrationsNumb...

What do the Greek myths mean to us today?Publisher: Oneworld PublicationsAuthor(s): Peter FiennesIllustration(s): black and white illustrationsNumb...

This stunning new textbook traces the full history of the Ottoman Empire from its origins through to its dissolution in the early twentieth century...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Saraiya FaroqhiAuthor: Suraiya FaroqhiIn a concise and colorful style, Suraiya Faroqhi lays out the history of one of the m...

Reducere. From its birth in 1839, photography has participated in modernity as much as it has symbolized it. Its capacity to record and display and its claim...

Contributor(s): Author: Douglas A. HowardCovering the full history of the Ottoman Empire, from its genesis in post-Mongol Eurasia to its dissolutio...

The collapse of the Ottoman Empire is a key event in the shaping of modern times. From its ruin rose new countries including Syria and Turkey. This...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

On Tuesday, May 29, 1453, the young Sultan Mehemmed, known to history as "the Conqueror, " launched the final assault against the walls of Constant...

Explore the Captivating History of the Safavid EmpireThe Safavid dynasty was one of the most notable ruling dynasties of Iran. This Islamic Empire ...

Reducere. The name "Ottoman" was coined from the chieftain (or "Bey") called Osman, who declared independence from the Seljuk Turks. This beautiful book take...

Reducere. For six hundred years, the Ottoman Empire swelled and declined. Islamic, martial, civilized, and tolerant, it advanced in three centuries from the ...

Provides a nuanced picture of the Greek experience in the Ottoman empire. The author discusses the changing views of the Ottoman Empire more genera...

This book argues that the periodic ceremonial intrusion into the everyday lives of people across the Ottoman Empire, which the annual royal birthda...

Publisher: SkiraIllustration(s): 160; 150 Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 208Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 229 x 230 x 23Cover type: Hardb...

Reducere. Without the labor of the captives and slaves, the Ottoman empire could not have attained and maintained its strength in early modern times. With An...

Women and Slavery in the Late Ottoman Empire: The Design of Difference - Madeline Zilfi

Traces the history of firearms and edged weapons in Greece and the Balkans during the Ottoman era. This book presents the story of the weapons with...

Reducere. The extraordinary story of the Russian slave girl Roxelana, who rose from concubine to become the only queen of the Ottoman empireIn Empress of the...

DescriptionFrom the fall of Constantinople in 1453 until the eighteenth century, many Western European writers viewed the Ottoman Empire with almos...

Provincializing the history of the Ottoman Empire, this book provides a critical approach to the projects of 'modernity' that took place in the Eas...

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Reducere. The Tigris and Euphrates rivers run through the heart of the Middle East and merge in the area of Mesopotamia known as the cradle of civilization. ...

The extraordinary story of a slave-girl who rose from concubine to become the Ottoman Empire's only queen.

Reducere. DescriptionExplore the Captivating History of Suleiman the Magnificent Suleiman the I probably knew of other monarchs and celebrities we might reco...

This collection of translated primary sources for Ottoman history shows how the major institutions of Ottoman government developed, and how they fu...

While the Armenian genocide is today widely recognized, the broader context of Ottoman violence against minority groups-including the indigenous, l...

Reducere. Did you know that Alexander the Great was barely in his thirties by the time he had conquered all of Asia Minor?Alexander of Macedon was only thirt...

Reducere. Did you know that Alexander the Great was barely in his thirties by the time he had conquered all of Asia Minor? Alexander of Macedon was only thir...

Publisher: Syracuse University PressAuthor(s): Nazan MaksudyanIllustration(s): 16 black and white illustrationsNumber of pages: 264Collection: Gend...

An observatory and a lighthouse form the nexus of this major new investigation of science, religion, and the state in late Ottoman Egypt. Astronomy...