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  • Living in the Ottoman Realm

    Empire and Identity, 13th to 20th Centuries

    by Nabil Al-Tikriti, Zeynep Aydogan, Michelle U. Campos, Linda T. Darling, Eric R. Dursteler, David Gutman, Antonis Hadjikyriacou, Jane Hathaway, Hasan Karatas, Vangelis Kechriotis, Julia Landweber, Murat Cem Menguc, F. Ozden Mercan, Theoharis Stavrides, Darin N. Stephanov, Nicolas Trepanier, Charles L. Wilkins, M. Alper Yalçınkaya, Fariba Zarinebaf, Leslie Peirce, Amy Singer ...
    Living in the Ottoman Realm brings the Ottoman Empire to life in all of its ethnic, religious, linguistic, and geographic diversity. The contributors explore the development and transformation of identity over the long span of the empire's existence. They offer engaging accounts of individuals, groups, and communities by drawing on a rich array of primary sources, some available in English ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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  • The Ottomans

    Khans, Caesars, and Caliphs

    by Marc David Baer ...
    An authoritative history of the Ottoman dynasty, revealing a diverse empire that straddled East and West.**"Panoramic and thought-provoking." —**The GuardianThe Ottoman Empire has long been depicted as the Islamic, Asian antithesis of the Christian, European West. But the reality was starkly different: the Ottomans’ multiethnic, multilingual, and multireligious domain reached deep into Europe’s ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • What Went Wrong?:Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response

    Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response

    by Bernard Lewis ...
    For many centuries, the world of Islam was in the forefront of human achievement--the foremost military and economic power in the world, the leader in the arts and sciences of civilization. Christian Europe, a remote land beyond its northwestern frontier, was seen as an outer darkness of barbarism and unbelief from which there was nothing to learn or to fear. And then everything changed, as the ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Iran

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Ali Ansari ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Iran has rarely been out of the headlines. Yet media interest and extensive coverage has tended to hinder rather than help our understanding of Iran as an idea, an identity, and a people, leading to a superficial understanding of what is a complex and nuanced political culture and civilization. This Very Short Introduction presents a radical reinterpretation of Iranian history and politics, ... Read more

    $7.59 CAD

  • Empress of the East

    How a European Slave Girl Became Queen of the Ottoman Empire

    by Leslie Peirce ...
    The "fascinating . . . lively" story of the Russian slave girl Roxelana, who rose from concubine to become the only queen of the Ottoman empire (New York Times).In Empress of the East, historian Leslie Peirce tells the remarkable story of a Christian slave girl, Roxelana, who was abducted by slave traders from her Ruthenian homeland and brought to the harem of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent in ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

  • A History of Egypt

    From Earliest Times to the Present

    by Jason Thompson ...
    In A History of Egypt*,* Jason Thompson has written the first one-volume work to encompass all 5,000 years of Egyptian history, highlighting the surprisingly strong connections between the ancient land of the Pharaohs and the modern-day Arab nation.No country's past can match Egypt's in antiquity, richness, and variety. However, it is rarely presented as a comprehensive panorama because scholars ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • The Persians: Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern Iran

    by Homa Katouzian ...

    $54.99 CAD

  • A History of Iran

    Empire of the Mind

    by Michael Axworthy ...
    The definitive history of Iran, from the ancient Persian empires to today.**“Michael Axworthy’s deft untangling of the country’s history, from the advent of Zoroastrianism to the 1979 revolution, is a stunning achievement.” -**GuardianIran is a land of contradictions. It is an Islamic republic, but one in which only 1.4 percent of the population attend Friday prayers. Iran’s religious culture ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

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  • A History of the Ottoman Empire

    by Douglas A. Howard ...
    Covering the full history of the Ottoman Empire, from its genesis in post-Mongol Eurasia to its dissolution after the Great War in Europe, this textbook takes a holistic approach, considering the Ottoman worldview - what it was, how it came together, and how it fell apart. Douglas A. Howard stresses the crucial role of the Ottoman sultans and their extended household, discusses the evolution of ... Read more

    $40.99 CAD

  • Egypt

    A Short History

    by Robert L. Tignor ...
    A sweeping and colorful account of Egypt’s 5000-year historyThis is a sweeping, colorful, and concise narrative history of Egypt from the beginning of human settlement in the Nile River valley 5000 years ago to the present day. Accessible, authoritative, and richly illustrated, this is an ideal introduction and guide to Egypt's long, brilliant, and complex history for general readers, tourists, ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • Islam in History

    Ideas, People, and Events in the Middle East

    by Bernard Lewis ...
    From secular-minded autocrats like Saddam Hussein to religious fundamentalists like Osama bin Laden, powerful voices in the Islamic world have been united by a fierce hatred of the West. If we want to know why they think the way they do, we have to understand the history of Islam and its continuous interactions with the West.This masterly collection of essays by a leading expert on Islam and the ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD

  • The Ottoman Empire, 1700–1922

    by Donald Quataert ...
    Series Book 34 - New Approaches to European History
    The Ottoman Empire was one of the most important non-Western states to survive from medieval to modern times, and played a vital role in European and global history. It continues to affect the peoples of the Middle East, the Balkans and central and western Europe to the present day. This new survey examines the major trends during the latter years of the empire; it pays attention to gender issues ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD