by Andrew Wheatcroft (Author)
The author teases out those qualities which were uniquely Ottoman - not Turkish, not Middle Eastern or even a shadowy echo of the West, they were born warriors from the steppes of Central Asia who became a singular urban culture. Their legacy still lives on in the Middle East and parts of Europe and the author recovers their long-forgotten and half-understood culture and analyzes their success.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Publisher: Viking
Published: 28 Oct 1993
ISBN 10: 0670844128
ISBN 13: 9780670844128