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Turkish Myth and Muslim Symbol: The Battle of Manzikert
Carole Hillenbrand
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Description for Turkish Myth and Muslim Symbol: The Battle of Manzikert
Paperback. This book aims to make a contribution to historical scholarship on Turkey by focusing on its key foundational myth, the battle of Manzikert in 1071. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJF; HBLC; JPHC; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 582. The Battle of Manzikert. 304 pages, 20 colour illustrations. This book aims to make a contribution to historical scholarship on Turkey by focusing on its key foundational myth, the battle of Manzikert in 1071. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJF; HBLC; JPHC; JWLF. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 17. Weight: 582.
Turks ruled the Middle East for a millennium and eastern Europe for many centuries and it is an undoubted fact that they moulded the lands under their dominion. It is therefore something of a paradox that the history of Turkey and aspects of the identity and role of the Turks, both as Muslims and as an ethnic group, still remain little known in the west and undervalued in the Arabic and Persian-speaking worlds. This book contributes to historical scholarship on Turkey by focusing on its key foundational myth, the battle of Manzikert in 1071 -- the Turkish equivalent of the ... Read more
Turks ruled the Middle East for a millennium and eastern Europe for many centuries and it is an undoubted fact that they moulded the lands under their dominion. It is therefore something of a paradox that the history of Turkey and aspects of the identity and role of the Turks, both as Muslims and as an ethnic group, still remain little known in the west and undervalued in the Arabic and Persian-speaking worlds. This book contributes to historical scholarship on Turkey by focusing on its key foundational myth, the battle of Manzikert in 1071 -- the Turkish equivalent of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
582g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748625734
SKU
V9780748625734
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About Carole Hillenbrand
Carole Hillenbrand is Honorary Professorial Fellow, Professor Emerita at the University of Edinburgh. In 2005 she became the first non-Muslim scholar to be awarded the prestigious King Faisal International Prize for Islamic Studies, reflecting her 'revolutionary approach to the largely one-sided subject of the Crusades'. She is author of The Crusades (EUP, 1999), The Waning of the Umayyad Caliphate ... Read more
Reviews for Turkish Myth and Muslim Symbol: The Battle of Manzikert
'This original and thought-provoking book operates on several levels ... a captivating read that is a powerful reminder to Western scholars and students of the achievement of Turkish - rather than Arab or Persian - leaders in the history of the Muslim Near East.'
Jonathan Phillips Times Literary Supplement 'This is a passionate book with an agenda to address ... Read more
Jonathan Phillips Times Literary Supplement 'This is a passionate book with an agenda to address ... Read more