1453: The Holy War for Constantinople And the Clash of Islam And the West

Roger Crowley

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1401308503 ISBN 13: 9781401308506

Casa editrice: Hachette Books, 2006

A comprehensive account of the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in 1453 examines the end of the Byzantine Empire and of the medieval era in light of the rise of two separate worlds--the West and the Middle East--as well as the implications of the siege for the relationship between the West and Islam. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

L'autore:

Roger Crowley was born in England and studied English at Cambridge University. After university, he taught English in Istanbul where he developed his interest in the city and its history. He has traveled widely throughout Turkey, including three journeys on foot across Western Anatolia, and has a working knowledge of Turkish. For the past fifteen years he has worked as a successful educational publisher for Nelson Thornes in Cheltenham, England.

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