Turkey : a short history / Norman Stone.
Turkey : a short history / Norman Stone.
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Publisher
London : Thames & Hudson, 2010.
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Date
2010.
Call Numbers
N956.1/24
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
192 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Contents
Origins -- World empire -- Zenith -- Shadows -- Changing balance -- The long defensive -- End of empire -- Crash -- Epilogue : the Turkish republic.
Publication information
Publisher
London : Thames & Hudson, 2010.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2010.
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Summary
"For six hundred years Turkey was at the heart of the Ottoman Empire, a superpower that brought Islam to the gates of Vienna and stretched to North Africa, the Persian Gulf and the river Volga. Stone examines the reasons for the astonishing rise and the long decline of this world empire and how for its last hundred years it became the centre of the...
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Full title
Turkey : a short history / Norman Stone.
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Notes
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"Chronology": P. 168-173.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 174-182) and index.
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Call Numbers
N956.1/24
Record Identifier
74VvdNKyv5x3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvdNKyv5x3
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ISBN
0500251754
9780500251751
DDC
956.1
MMS ID
991005960159702626
