Philip Mansel

Constantinople

City of the World's Desire, 1453-1924

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

'Without question one of the best books ever written by an Englishman on the Turks' William Dalrymple

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Murray
• Seitenzahl: 560
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Oktober 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 406g
• ISBN-13: 9780719568800
• ISBN-10: 0719568803
• Artikelnr.: 20889577

Autorenporträt

Philip Mansel is a historian of courts and dynasties. His books include a study of the Court of France, a history of Constantinople, Paris between Empires, and a life of the Prince de Ligne. He has written for numerous publications, including the Financial Times, the International Herald Tribune, the TLS and the Spectator. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Institute of Historical Research and editor of The Court Historian. His web-site can be consulted at www.philipmansel.com

Rezensionen

'An endless treasure chest of fascinating facts and extraordinary revelations ... a cultural and social history as much as a political and military one, Mansel's outstandingly researched portrait of this intriguing imperial city and its exotic denizens is gripping' Robert Carver, Scotsman