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The Ottomans elude us, as mysterious now as they have been for four and a half centuries. Were they the bloodthirsty savages of one legend, spitting babies on their swords, and enslaving all who crossed their path? Or were they sybarites, with an eye only for a fine silk robe, a unique black tulip, a beautiful Circassian? The Ottomans were all - and none - of these. In this book the author teases out those qualities which were uniquely Ottoman. Not Turkish, not Middle Eastern, nor even a shadowy echo of the west. For the Ottomans, born warriors from the steppes of Central Asia, became a…
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3 editions · 2 languages- Paperback · English · 1996Penguin (Non-Classics) · 352 pages · 9780140168792
- Other · English · 1993Viking · 322 pages · 9780670844128
- Other · Turkish · 1996Osmanlilar.Altin Kitaplar Yayinevi · 206 pages · 9789754056006
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