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Subject: Re: Ottoman history book? Posted on: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 13:52:59 +0000 (UTC)


Dan Stephenson wrote:
> Hello, I am travelling to Istanbul for two weeks in April after being
> inspired by John Jules Norwich's three volume history on the Byzantine
> Empire. I look forward to seeing the relics of that age in person. I
> got turned on to Norwich after a recommendation for his Venice book
> that accompanied me to that detection, a recommendation I got on this
> group.
>
> What do you recommend in the way of Ottoman history books that would
> improve my experience in Istanbul? I particularly like the
> "lay-history, but depthful" approach Norwich takes.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> --
> Dan Stephenson
> Photos, movies, panos from the Europe, USA, plus N.Z.:
> http://homepage.mac.com/stepheda
>
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