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288 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780500252666
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Thames Hudson
Publication date: Not specified
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While many still equate the Ottomans with the decadence of Istanbul--extravagant architecture, harems, and hookahs--they are unaware that the secrets of Ottoman success lay in a disciplined bureaucracy and a standing army that both awed and seduce...
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288 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780500252666
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Thames Hudson
Publication date: Not specified
Description
While many still equate the Ottomans with the decadence of Istanbul--extravagant architecture, harems, and hookahs--they are unaware that the secrets of Ottoman success lay in a disciplined bureaucracy and a standing army that both awed and seduce...
Community Reviews
Content Warnings