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A history of the Ottoman Empire from before Osman I in the 1280s until after Abdülmecid II in 1924.
A history of the Ottoman Empire from before Osman I in the 1280s until after …
Excellent, approachable. Baer firmly places the Ottomans in World, Mediterranean, and European history
Enjoyed interview with the author on the reliably excellent Ottoman History Podcast
First book of 2025 was a good one. Pairs well with Infinity of Nations.
Interested in starting the calendar year with this as many World and European History classes are set to discuss Atlantic revolutions. Also, Murphy's thesis that creole social formations in the Caribbean maintained independence in the seventeenth century is similar to Witgen's assertion in Infinity of Nations--my last history read of 2024--with regard to the western Great Lakes region.
Page turner!
Book 25 for 2024
An Infinity of Nations explores the formation and development of a Native New World in …
I have lived much of my life in or near Anishinaabewaki which makes Witgen's narratives of this place using of Indigenous names especially interesting.
Could slaves become Christian? If so, did their conversion lead to freedom? If not, then …
It's complicated
As recommended on Liberating Narratives
When eleven-year-old Chimuka and her younger brother Ali find themselves orphaned in the 1990s, it’s clear that their seemingly ordinary …
This book chronicles the earliest histories of familiar tropical Asian crops in the ancient Middle …
AHA Bentley prize award winner
Fascinating and important
