Constantinople: City of the World's Desire, 1453–1924
Constantinople: City of the World's Desire 1453-1924 is a 1995 non-fiction book by
The author hoped to show positive aspects of the Ottoman Empire while acknowledging some negative aspects.[1]
Background
William Armstrong of Hürriyet Daily News stated that the usage of "Constantinople" instead of "Istanbul" was a "deliberate decision" to highlight the "historical cosmopolitanism" that ended after the end of the empire.[3]
Contents
Mordecai Lee of the
The book's bibliography and end notes sections make up 22 and 41 pages each.[4]
Reception
John Ash of The Washington Post stated that Mansel wrote an "engaging and richly detailed account".[6]
Lee stated that the "more positive aspects of Ottoman history[...]are especially enlightening to the reader".[5] Lee praised how the "information flows naturally" and concluded that it was an "outstanding book".[4]
Dalrymple described it as "an impeccably researched masterpiece of exquisite historical writing, without question one of the finest books ever written by an Englishman on the Turks."[2]
References
- Lee, Mordecai (Winter 1998). "Turkey: Constantinople: City of the World's Desire, 1453–1924; Philip Mansel". . - 16 March 2010 is the date of first publication
Notes
- ^ Lee, p. 60.
- ^ a b Dalrymple, William. "Turkish delights". The Independent. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ^ a b Armstrong, William. "Constantinople: City of the World's Desire 1453-1924". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
- ^ a b c d Lee, p. 62.
- ^ a b Lee, p. 61.
- ^ Ash, John (1997-02-02). "Gateway to Byzantium". The Washington Post. p. X07. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
External links
- Constantinople at Phillip Mansel's official website
- Chapter 1 - Posted at The Washington Post