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Constantinople: City of the World's Desire, 1453-1924

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Wedding elegant prose with impeccable historical research, this highly acclaimed history absorbingly charts the interaction between the vibrantly cosmopolitan capital of Constantinople—the city of the world's desire—and its ruling family. In 1453, Mehmed the Conqueror entered Constantinople on a white horse, beginning an Ottoman love affair with the city that lasted until 1924, when the last Caliph hurriedly left on the Orient Express. For almost five centuries Constantinople, with its enormous racial and cultural diversity, was the center of the dramatic and often depraved story of an extraordinary dynasty. This is the definitive history of one of the world’s most exotic and exciting cities.

Language: English

Pages: 544

Format: Paperback

Publisher: John Murray

Release: October 19, 2006

ISBN: 0719568803

ISBN 13: 9780719568800

Constantinople: City of the World's Desire, 1453-1924

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Wedding elegant prose with impeccable historical research, this highly acclaimed history absorbingly charts the interaction between the vibrantly cosmopolitan capital of Constantinople—the city of the world's desire—and its ruling family. In 1453, Mehmed the Conqueror entered Constantinople on a white horse, beginning an Ottoman love affair with the city that lasted until 1924, when the last Caliph hurriedly left on the Orient Express. For almost five centuries Constantinople, with its enormous racial and cultural diversity, was the center of the dramatic and often depraved story of an extraordinary dynasty. This is the definitive history of one of the world’s most exotic and exciting cities.

Language: English

Pages: 544

Format: Paperback

Publisher: John Murray

Release: October 19, 2006

ISBN: 0719568803

ISBN 13: 9780719568800

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