书目

Osman's Dream:The Story of the Ottoman Empire 1300-1923

内容简介

TheOttomanchroniclesrecountthatthefirstsultan,Osman,dreamtofthedynastyhewouldfound-atree,fully-formed,emergedfromhisnavel,symbolisingthevigourofhissuccessorsandtheextentoftheirdomains.ThisisthefirstbooktotellthefullstoryoftheOttomandynastythatforsixcenturiesheldswayoverterritoriesstretching,attheirgreatest,fromHungarytothePersianGulf,andfromNorthAfricatotheCaucasus.UnderstandingtherealizationofOsman'svisionisessentialforanyonewhoseekstounderstandthemodernworld.(20050701)

作者简介

CarolineFinkelhaslivedinIstanbulformanyyearsandtravelledwidelyinTurkeyandtheformerOttomanlands.ShehasadoctorateinOttomanhistoryfromtheSchoolofOrientalandAfricanStudies,haspublishednumerousarticlesandlearntHungarian,ArabicandPersianinadditiontoOttomanandmodernTurkish.ThisisCarolineFinkel'sthirdbook.(20050801)

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