God's Shadow: Sultan Selim, His Ottoman Empire, and the Making of the Modern World

by Alan Mikhail

Book Overview

Long neglected in world history, the Ottoman Empire was a hub of intellectual fervor, geopolitical power, and enlightened pluralistic rule. At the height of their authority in the sixteenth century, the Ottomans, with extraordinary military dominance and unparalleled monopolies over trade routes, controlled more territory and ruled over more people than any world power, forcing Europeans out of the Mediterranean and to the New World.

Yet,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 163149239X
• ISBN13: 9781631492396
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.3"