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The Greek World under Ottoman and Western Domination: 15th-19th Centuries
edited by Dimitris Arvanitakis and Paschalis M. Kitromilides
The conference on "The Greek World under Ottoman and Western Domination: 15th-19th Centuries," held at the Onassis Cultural Center in New York, on April 29, 2006, took place in conjunction with an exhibition on the same theme. The aim of the conference was to explore the multiple realities formed in Greek lands over the years between two crucial chronological termini: 1453 and 1821/1830. These dates may have been established as milestones in the ...
Paperback. Price GB £13.00

A Historical and Economic Geography of Ottoman Greece
by Fariba Zarinebaf, John Bennet and Jack L. Davis
This book offers an innovative collaborative approach to the study of a particular region of the Ottoman empire, the southwestern Peloponnese (or Morea), Greece. It combines the study of unpublished Ottoman documents, other historical sources, and the results of archaeological fieldwork in an examination of the historical and economic geography of the Morea in the early 18th century, the period immediately following the Ottoman reconquest of this ...
Paperback. Price GB £35.00

Cross and Crescent in the Balkans: The Ottoman Conquest of Southeastern Europe
by David Nicolle
Written in his usual accessible style, David Nicolle here provides an account of the dramatic rise of the Ottoman Empire, from the origins of the Ottomans as a tribal grouping, to the fall of Constantinople and their consolidation of their power in southeastern Europe and the Aegean. Whilst there is a focus on military campaigns, Nicolle also looks at the reasons behind the wider fragility of the Byzantine Empire(s) and at the social and ...
Hardback. Price GB £25.00

European Cartographers and the Ottoman World, 1500-1750: Maps from the Collection of O.J. Sopranos
by Ian Manners
This lavishly illustrated catalogue of the exhibit European Cartographers and the Ottoman World, 1500-1750, explores how mapmakers sought to document a new geography of the Near East that reconciled classical ideas and theories with the information collected and brought back by travellers and voyagers. The text is accompanied by images of illuminated manuscript charts and atlases, the earliest printed maps of the Ottoman Empire, and ...
Hardback. Price GB £30.00

Der Münzschatz von Beçin
edited by Rahmi Hüseyin Unal, Friederich Krizinger, Michael Alram, and Sule Pfeiffer-Tas
The 2000 discovery of a treasure trove at Beçin (by what today is Milas in southwest-Turkey) includes just under 50,000 Islamic and about 800 European coins in the greatest hoard that has ever been found in Turkey as part of regular archaeological excavation. It is at the same time also the largest Ottoman treasure of coins ever discovered. This volume presents the results of archaeological, historical, economic and numismatic analysis, ...
Paperback. Price GB £250.00

Ottoman Fortifications, 1300-1710
by David Nicolle
This concise, well illustrated, book takes a look at the fortifications of the Ottoman Empire, showing how, despite a reputation for backwardness, it was adapted to the strategic situation facing the Ottomans. Nicolle traces the design and development of the fortresses, showing how they were influenced by Islamic and western traditions. He also looks at performance of the fortifications in war, and garrison life in peacetime. 64p col illus ...
Paperback. Price GB £11.99

Empire of Difference: The Ottomans in Comparative Perspective
by Karen Barkey
This book is a comparative study of imperial organization and longevity that assesses Ottoman successes as well as failures against those of other empires with similar characteristics. Barkey examines the Ottoman Empires social organization and mechanisms of rule at key moments of its history, emergence, imperial institutionalization, remodeling, and transition to nation-state, revealing how the empire managed these moments, adapted, and averted ...
Paperback. Price GB £17.99

Padre Ottomano and Malta: A Story of the 1001 Nights
by Thomas Freller and Dolores Campoy
One of the most enigmatic figures in Malta's chequered history was certainly 'Padre Ottomano', alledgedly first born son of Sultan Ibrahim. This mysterious character and his mother Sultana Zafira were captured by the Knights of Malta when they seized a giant galleon on 28th September 1644. 168p (Midsea Books 2006)
Paperback. Price GB £11.00

Medieval and Ottoman Hajj Route in Jordan: An Archaeological and Historical Study
edited by Andrew Petersen
As one of the five pillars of Islam the pilgrimage to Mecca (the Hajj) is central to the life of all Muslims. A network of roads radiates from the Hijaz like a giant spider's web, connecting Mecca to all parts of the Muslim world. Historically the most ...
Hardback. Not yet published - advance orders taken. Publisher's Price GB £52.00, Our Price GB £39.00

Coming Clean: An Illustrated Visit to a Turkish Bath
by Susan Aykut
This richly illustrated book examines the Turkish bath and its many rituals from the twin perspectives of its place in Ottoman society and its role in the Western imagination. The history of the Turkish bath is presented, from the time of the first Sultan ...
Hardback. Not yet published - advance orders taken. Price GB £60.00