1978, ISBN: ddda4b7c09b1b26e572930cd74121c62

W. W. Norton & Company. Used - Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc..., W. W. Norton & Company, 3, W. W. Norto… More...

W. W. Norton & Company. Used - Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc..., W. W. Norton & Company, 3, W. W. Norton & Company. Used - Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc..., W. W. Norton & Company, 2.5, U S A: Princeton University Press, 1978. Hardback. Mehemed the Conqueror. Slightly rolled spine. Wear and tear to edge of D/J. Translated From the German by Ralph Manheim. This is the Ninety-Sixth in a Series of Works Sponsored by Bollingen Foundation. From the spectacular siege of Constaniople in 1453 through the numerous campaigns in East and West that securely established the Ottoman Empire, the events in the life of Mehmed II from the complex and dramatic subject of Franz Babinger's history. His book brings to life the organization of the fifteenth-century Ottoman state and describes the complex political rivalries among the Conqueror's European and Asian antagonists. At the same time the author remains faithful to his biographical narrative, depicting, with frequent quotations from the original sources, the achievements and character of Mehmed. In a turbulent age his victories insoired fear in Renaissance Europe and contributed to an image of the Turk that influenced Western art and literature for many years. The author viidly describes the background of the sultan's career, beginning with his father's reign and culminating in Mehmed's own feats. His book spans the period 1421-1481, surveying the social and economic institutions of the Ottoman state and introducing the major figures of its political and cultural life. Illustrated. 549 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.). First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo. Hardback., Princeton University Press, 1978, 2.75<

1978, ISBN: ddda4b7c09b1b26e572930cd74121c62

U S A: Princeton University Press, 1978. Hardback. Mehemed the Conqueror. Slightly rolled spine. Wear and tear to edge of D/J. Translated From the German by Ralph Manheim. This is the Nin… More...

U S A: Princeton University Press, 1978. Hardback. Mehemed the Conqueror. Slightly rolled spine. Wear and tear to edge of D/J. Translated From the German by Ralph Manheim. This is the Ninety-Sixth in a Series of Works Sponsored by Bollingen Foundation. From the spectacular siege of Constaniople in 1453 through the numerous campaigns in East and West that securely established the Ottoman Empire, the events in the life of Mehmed II from the complex and dramatic subject of Franz Babinger's history. His book brings to life the organization of the fifteenth-century Ottoman state and describes the complex political rivalries among the Conqueror's European and Asian antagonists. At the same time the author remains faithful to his biographical narrative, depicting, with frequent quotations from the original sources, the achievements and character of Mehmed. In a turbulent age his victories insoired fear in Renaissance Europe and contributed to an image of the Turk that influenced Western art and literature for many years. The author viidly describes the background of the sultan's career, beginning with his father's reign and culminating in Mehmed's own feats. His book spans the period 1421-1481, surveying the social and economic institutions of the Ottoman state and introducing the major figures of its political and cultural life. Illustrated. 549 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.). First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo. Hardback., Princeton University Press, 1978, 2.75<

1978, ISBN: ddda4b7c09b1b26e572930cd74121c62

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Princeton University Press, 1978T. unknown_binding. Very Good. in x in x in. Princeton University Press 1978 edition, hardcover. Pages clean and bright, binding firm, minor shelf wear to dust jacket., Princeton University Press, 1978T, 3<