The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars, and Caliphs

by Marc David Baer

Book Overview

This major new history of the Ottoman dynasty reveals a diverse empire that straddled East and West.

The Ottoman Empire has long been depicted as the Islamic, Asian antithesis of the Christian, European West. But the reality was starkly different: the Ottomans' multiethnic, multilingual, and multireligious domain reached deep into Europe's heart. Indeed, the Ottoman rulers saw themselves as the new Romans...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541673808
• ISBN13: 9781541673809
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"