The Ottoman Centuries

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The
Ottoman Centurigs
The Rise and Fall of the Turkish Empire by
Lord Kinross Author of ATATURK
The Ottoman Empire began in 1300 under the almost legendary Osman I, reached its apogee in the sixteenth century under Suleiman the Magnificent, whose forces threatened the gates of Vienna, and gradually diminished thereafter until Mehmed VI was sent into exile by Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk).
In this definitive history of the Ottoman Empire, Lord Kinross, painstaking historian and superb writer, never loses sight of the larger issues, economic, political, and social. At the same time he delineates his characters with obvious zest, displaying them in all their extravagance, audacity and, sometimes, ruth-lessness.
"A reassessment of the spectacular rise and slow decline of one of the great empires in world history . . . written with charm, clarity, and insight."
—Professor J. C. Hurewitz, Director,
Middle East Institute, Columbia University
. . this massive five-century fresco . . .... Tovább

Fülszöveg

The
Ottoman Centurigs
The Rise and Fall of the Turkish Empire by
Lord Kinross Author of ATATURK
The Ottoman Empire began in 1300 under the almost legendary Osman I, reached its apogee in the sixteenth century under Suleiman the Magnificent, whose forces threatened the gates of Vienna, and gradually diminished thereafter until Mehmed VI was sent into exile by Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk).
In this definitive history of the Ottoman Empire, Lord Kinross, painstaking historian and superb writer, never loses sight of the larger issues, economic, political, and social. At the same time he delineates his characters with obvious zest, displaying them in all their extravagance, audacity and, sometimes, ruth-lessness.
"A reassessment of the spectacular rise and slow decline of one of the great empires in world history . . . written with charm, clarity, and insight."
—Professor J. C. Hurewitz, Director,
Middle East Institute, Columbia University
. . this massive five-century fresco . . . should be on every university's list of Great Books." —The New Republic
"To do justice to the subject requires two gifts: the author must be a master of character-drawing and also a master of narrative-writing. Lord Kinross shows mastery in both lines."
—Arnold j. Toynbee, reviewing Ataturk
"Lord Kinross was one of those Englishmen who can't seem to write badly." —John Leonard in The New York Times
Cover photograph by Bryn Campbell—Magnum Cover design by Lucy Fehr Vissza