History of the Ottoman Empire

At the end of the 19th century, the Ottoman Empire still consisted of the entire territory of the current states of Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel and parts of Greece. Suraiya Faroqhi provides a knowledgeable and vivid account of the history of the powerful empire from its beginnings in the late Middle Ages to its fall at the end of the First World War. In addition to the political history, she also includes the economy, society and culture and shows how closely the multi-ethnic state was interwoven with other European powers.