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Harem Ghosts

Douglas Scott Brookes
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      In vivid and engaging style, Douglas Brookes uses the royal tomb of Sultan Mahmud II as a window onto the past, exploring the insights the tomb reveals about Ottoman culture in its splendid last decades. Woven into the tale are the life stories of the Turkish royals and harem concubines interred in the mausoleum, and the illustrious Ottomans buried in the tomb’s garden: the statesmen, admirals, generals, and palace eunuchs who ran the Ottoman Empire, but also the musicians, artists, and poets who shaped its cultural life.The first in-depth study of Istanbul’s most prestigious burial ground, Harem Ghosts leads the reader through the enchanting site that began as the tomb for one monarch but evolved into the national pantheon of the Ottoman Empire - “the Ottoman Westminster Abbey” - at the heart of the city.
      Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Douglas Scott Brookes EAN: 9781558766112 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 515 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Markus Wiener Publishing Inc DATE PUBLISHED: 2015-09-12 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Middle East / Arabian Peninsula, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Middle East / Turkey & Ottoman Empire WIDTH: 152 cm SPINE:

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      Middle Eastern history

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      Douglas Scott Brookes teaches Ottoman Turkish at the University of California, Berkeley. His other books include The Concubine, the Princess, and the Teacher: Voices from the Ottoman Harem.Ali Ziyrek, Museum Researcher at the Istanbul Directorate of Tombs, is the author of The Sultan Ahmed Mosque.
      In vivid and engaging style, Douglas Brookes uses the royal tomb of Sultan Mahmud II as a window onto the past, exploring the insights the tomb reveals about Ottoman culture in its splendid last decades. Woven into the tale are the life stories of the Turkish royals and harem concubines interred in the mausoleum, and the illustrious Ottomans buried in the tomb’s garden: the statesmen, admirals, generals, and palace eunuchs who ran the Ottoman Empire, but also the musicians, artists, and poets who shaped its cultural life.The first in-depth study of Istanbul’s most prestigious burial ground, Harem Ghosts leads the reader through the enchanting site that began as the tomb for one monarch but evolved into the national pantheon of the Ottoman Empire - “the Ottoman Westminster Abbey” - at the heart of the city.
      Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Douglas Scott Brookes EAN: 9781558766112 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 515 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Markus Wiener Publishing Inc DATE PUBLISHED: 2015-09-12 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Middle East / Arabian Peninsula, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Middle East / Turkey & Ottoman Empire WIDTH: 152 cm SPINE:

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      Middle Eastern history

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      Douglas Scott Brookes teaches Ottoman Turkish at the University of California, Berkeley. His other books include The Concubine, the Princess, and the Teacher: Voices from the Ottoman Harem.Ali Ziyrek, Museum Researcher at the Istanbul Directorate of Tombs, is the author of The Sultan Ahmed Mosque.

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