By Douglas A. Howard
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Overlaying the whole background of the Ottoman Empire, from its genesis in post-Mongol Eurasia to its dissolution after the good battle in Europe, this textbook takes a holistic method, contemplating the Ottoman worldview - what it used to be, the way it got here jointly, and the way it fell aside. Douglas A. Howard stresses the an important function of the Ottoman sultans and their prolonged loved ones, discusses the evolution of the empire's monetary version, and analyzes favourite works of Ottoman literature, emphasizing spirituality, the notice of area and time, and feelings, migration, violence, sickness, and catastrophe.
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A History of the Ottoman Empire by Douglas A. Howard