God's Shadow
The Ottoman Sultan Who Shaped the Modern World
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Faber & Faber
Published:3rd Jun '21
£12.99
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An explosive global history of Sultan Selim I and how he changed the course of global history.
A Times Literary Supplement and History Today Book of the Year
'An astonishing and thrilling story.' Stephen Greenblatt
The Ottoman Empire was a hub of flourishing intellectual fervour, geopolitical power, and enlightened pluralistic rule.
A Times Literary Supplement and History Today Book of the Year
'An astonishing and thrilling story.' Stephen Greenblatt
The Ottoman Empire was a hub of flourishing intellectual fervour, geopolitical power, and enlightened pluralistic rule. At the helm of its ascent was the omnipotent Sultan Selim I (1470-1520).
Alan Mikhail centres Selim's Ottoman Empire and Islam as the very pivots of global history, redefining such world-changing events as Christopher Columbus's voyages, the Protestant Reformation, and the transatlantic slave trade. Mikhail's ground-breaking account vividly recaptures Selim's life, radically reshaping our understanding of a world we thought we knew.
ISBN: 9780571331949
Dimensions: 195mm x 125mm x 20mm
Weight: 320g
496 pages
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