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The Ottoman Empire: The Classical Age 1300-1600

by Halil Inalck

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ISBN13: 9781842124420
ISBN10: 1842124420
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A preeminent scholar of Turkish history vividly portrays 300 years of this distinctively Eastern culture as it grew from a military principality to the world's most powerful Islamic state. He paints a striking picture of the prominence of religion and warfare in everyday life, as well as the traditions of statecraft, administration, social values, financial, and land policies. "...masterly...Halil Inalcik is one of the foremost living students of Ottoman history...Read this book..."--Times Literary Supplement.

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A preeminent scholar of Turkish history vividly portrays 300 years of this distinctively Eastern culture as it grew from a military principality to the world's most powerful Islamic state. He paints a striking picture of the prominence of religion and warfare in everyday life, as well as the traditions of statecraft, administration, social values, financial, and land policies. ..".masterly...Halil Inalcik is one of the foremost living students of Ottoman history...Read this book..."--"Times Literary Supplement.

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Eastern culture in Turkey in 1517, with all its detail and intricacies, is explored here alongside a picture of the prominence of religion and warfare in everyday life as well as the traditions of statecraft, administration, social values, financial and land policies.
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ISBN:
9781842124420
Subtitle:
The Classical Age 1300-1600
Author:
Inalcik, Halil
Author:
Inalcik, Halil
Publisher:
Phoenix Press (CA)
Location:
London
Subject:
History
Subject:
Europe - Eastern
Subject:
Middle East - Turkey
Subject:
Turkey
Subject:
Eastern Europe - General
Series Volume:
no. H 04
Publication Date:
December 2001
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
272
Dimensions:
9.18x6.26x.97 in. 1.08 lbs.
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