What was the significance of the Ottoman Empire? What kind of lives did people live? What lessons can be learnt from the civilization that the Ottomans created? What does the Ottoman Empire mean to us today? One of Turkey's leading historians, Ilber Ortayli, answers all these questions in "Discovering the Ottomans", a brilliant set of learned and engaging reflections on the everyday life, legacy and enduring relevance of the Ottomans.

Kube Publishing Ltd.

About the Author
Ilber Ortayli, born in Vienna in 1947, is a leading expert in the Ottomans, who is known for making history accessible to a wider audience, and is Director of the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul. He is author of many works on the Ottomans including 'The German Influence on the Ottoman Empire', 'The Longest Century of the Empire', 'From Tradition to the Future', 'Studies on the Ottoman Transformation and Local Administration in the Ottoman Empire'.

Reviews
'Lyrical yet careful, this introduction to the Ottoman reality will soon become a classic of popular history-writing.' T.J. Winter, University of Cambridge



Book Information
ISBN 9781847740083
Author Ilber Ortayli
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint Kube Publishing Ltd
Publisher Kube Publishing Ltd
Weight(grams) 212g
Dimensions(mm) 200mm * 132mm * 15mm