The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars, and Caliphs

Baer, Marc David

ISBN 10: 1541673808 / ISBN 13: 9781541673809

Published by Basic Books, 2021

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Synopsis:

An authoritative history of the Ottoman dynasty, revealing a diverse empire that straddled East and West.

"Panoramic and thought-provoking." ―The Guardian

The 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 heart.

Indeed, the Ottoman rulers saw themselves as the new Romans. Recounting the Ottomans’ remarkable rise from a frontier principality to a world empire, historian Marc David Baer traces their debts to their Turkish, Mongolian, Islamic, and Byzantine heritage. The Ottomans pioneered religious toleration even as they used religious conversion to integrate conquered peoples. But in the nineteenth century, they embraced exclusivity, leading to ethnic cleansing, genocide, and the empire’s demise after the First World War.

The Ottomans vividly reveals the dynasty’s full history and its enduring impact on Europe and the world.

About the Author: Marc David Baer is professor of international history at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is the author of five books, including Honored by the Glory of Islam: Conversion and Conquest in Ottoman Europe, which won the Albert Hourani Prize. He lives in London.  

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars, and Caliphs
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication Date: 2021
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good