Lägg till bokmärkeThe Ottoman Empire: The Classical Age 1300-1600
A preeminent scholar of Turkish history vividly portrays 300 years of this distinctively Eastern culture as it grew from a military principality to the world's most powerful Islamic state. He paints a striking picture of the prominence of religion and warfare in everyday life, as well as the traditions of statecraft, administration, social values, financial, and land policies. "...masterly...Halil Inalcik is one of the foremost living students of Ottoman history...Read this book..."--Times Li... (show more)
A preeminent scholar of Turkish history vividly portrays 300 years of this distinctively Eastern culture as it grew from a military principality to the world's most powerful Islamic state. He paints a striking picture of the prominence of religion and warfare in everyday life, as well as the traditions of statecraft, administration, social values, financial, and land policies. "...masterly...Halil Inalcik is one of the foremost living students of Ottoman history...Read this book..."--Times Literary Supplement.
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Ok, this author really knows his stuff. But it's all ruined by the fact that he CANNOT tell a good story to save his life. It's not like dramatization is even necessary; the history is interesting enough without resorting to theatrics. All he had to do was take the material that was ripe for the picking and use it to its full potential. But that didn't stop this author taking this fascinating history and making it as riveting as watching carrots grow. How did he do such a thing? How is it pos... (show more)
Ok, this author really knows his stuff. But it's all ruined by the fact that he CANNOT tell a good story to save his life. It's not like dramatization is even necessary; the history is interesting enough without resorting to theatrics. All he had to do was take the material that was ripe for the picking and use it to its full potential. But that didn't stop this author taking this fascinating history and making it as riveting as watching carrots grow. How did he do such a thing? How is it possible to take such a gem of a study and make it seem so snoozeworthy? How his editors managed to get through it is a mystery.
Gah. Read Quartaet for a better version of the same stuff. (show less)
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