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Ottoman Empire
A Brief History of the Late Ottoman Empire
A Brief History of the Late Ottoman Empire

In light of the many texts that have been published recently which explore the vast history of the Ottoman Empire, a...

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Living in the Ottoman Ecumenical Community Essays in Honour of
Living in the Ottoman Ecumenical Community: Essays in Honour of Suraiya Faroqhi

This volume is composed of twenty- four essays by many prominent figures in Ottoman studies in Europe as well as North...

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Die Tükei die Juden und der Holocaust
Die Tükei, die Juden und der Holocaust

Within a larger trend of critically rewriting the history of the early Turkish Republic, the history of the Jews in 20th...

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Turkish Foreign Policy in the Balkans and Neo-Ottomanism A Personal
Turkish Foreign Policy in the Balkans and “Neo-Ottomanism”: A Personal Account

This essay examines the influence and performance as well as the perception of the new, pro-active Turkish foreign policy...

Friday, July 1, 2011

he Roots of Balkanization Eastern Europe C E 500-1500
he Roots of Balkanization: Eastern Europe C.E. 500-1500

In his book, Ion Grumeza ambitiously sets about “to fill a gap with authoritative material on how the process of...

Friday, July 1, 2011

A Moveable Empire Ottoman Nomads Migrants and Refugees
A Moveable Empire: Ottoman Nomads, Migrants and Refugees

Reşat Kasaba is a well-established, highly competent social scientist with a profound interest in the study of...

Friday, July 1, 2011

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

Professor Zilfi, a well-established, leading historian of the Ottoman Empire, has joined the small but constantly growing...

Friday, July 1, 2011

Opposition and Legitimacy in the Ottoman Empire
Opposition and Legitimacy in the Ottoman Empire

The history of rebellions in the Ottoman Empire during the early modern period has received a fair degree of coverage by...

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Turkey A Short History
Turkey: A Short History

Turkey’s role in the contemporary world continues to be a subject of intense debate, especially at a time when its...

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Turkey A Short History
Turkey: A Short History

Early on in this slim account of 1,300 years’ of Turkish history, Norman Stone suggests: “If you are Turkish you have to...

Sunday, April 1, 2012


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