Ottoman Empire — Markus Wiener Publishers

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Al-Jabarti’s History of Egypt
	Al-Jabarti, Abd al Rahman (edited by Jane Hathaway) Subject: Africa, Middle East, World History	The multi-volume chronicle of the Cairo scholar Abd al-Rahman al-Jabarti (1753-1825), known in Arabic as caja-’ib al-atha-r fi- al-tara-jim wa-al-akhba-r, which translates roughly as The Most Wondrous Achievements: Biographies and Reports of Events, is the single most important primary source … More Information

Chinese Travelers to the Early Turkish Republic
	Fidan, Giray Subject: Middle Eastern History, Asian History, Documents and Primary Sources	PRINCETON SERIES OF MIDDLE EASTERN SOURCES IN TRANSLATION Edited by Near Eastern Studies Department By the end of the 19th century and the first quarter of the 20th century, China was in turmoil, facing an existential crisis. Chinese politicians and … More Information

Harem Ghosts: What One Cemetery Can Tell Us About the Ottoman Empire
	Brookes, Douglas Scott, Ziyrek Ali Subject: Middle East, Ottoman Empire	“Since 1840 countless visitors to Turkey’s metropolis have passed this beautiful building and its garden graveyard without, it seems to me, realizing the gems of architecture and culture that await discovery within its dignified walls. Now, over a century-and-a-half after … More Information

History of the Middle East
	Halm, Heinz, Suraiya Faroqhi, Monika Gronke Subject: Middle Eastern History, Textbook	The Arabs: A Short History by Heinz Halm The Ottoman Empire: A Short History by Suraiya Faroqhi Iran:A Short History by Monika Gronke Now combined into a single volume, these three brief history texts provide a concise and eye-opening … More Information

Islands of the Ottoman Empire
	Hadjikyriacou, Antonis Subject: Middle East	The Ottoman Empire stretched from the Black Sea to the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic. It included islands such as Cyprus, Crete, Rhodes, and many smaller ones in the Aegean, Adriatic, and Black Seas. These islands were its frontiers, … More Information

Minorities in the Ottoman Empire
	Greene, Molly, editor Subject: Middle East	The Ottoman Empire was a multi-ethnic, multi-religious state encompassing most of the modern Middle East, and for much of its 600-year existence it managed to rule effectively its diverse peoples. The essays of this work move beyond the traditional state- … More Information

Napoleon in Egypt: Al-Jabarti’s Chronicle of the French Occupation of 1798 (Expanded Edition)
	Al-Jabarti, Abd Al Raman Subject: Africa, Europe, Middle East	Napoleon’s conquest of Egypt in 1798 was the first contact between a Western power with imperial goals and an ancient regime of an African society. Sheik Al-Jabarti’s chronicle is a unique combination of historical narration and reflection combined with daily … More Information

Political Words and Ideas in Islam
	Lewis, Bernard Subject: Religion	This book brings together 11 essays on Islamic political thought by Bernard Lewis, the acknowledged doyen of Middle Eastern studies. Few historians have garnered such a broad audience as Lewis, whose works are widely read by scholars, politicians, journalists, and … More Information

Starting With Food: Culinary Approaches to Ottoman History
	Singer, Amy, editor Subject: Middle East	Food is a marker of identity, culture, and class, and it denotes power, routine, leisure, and celebration. Despite its importance to every aspect of historical research, this topic has not been sufficiently explored in Ottoman history. This volume places the … More Information

The History of the Maritime Wars of the Turks
	Çelebi, Kâtip (edited by Svatopluk Soucek) Subject: Middle East, World History	The book at its simplest level is fast-moving adventure story.The book at its simplest level is fast-moving adventure story. It is a breathtaking lesson in the geography and history of that period in which the Ottoman Turks swept past … More Information