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  • Paperback: 704 pages
  • Publisher: John Murray (29 Jun 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0719561124
  • ISBN-13: 978-0719561122
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 31,007 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'An absorbing, monumental story ... a reliable, authoritative account ... a balanced assessment of the Ottomans ... a marvellous achievement, which deserves to provoke widespread debate' -- Jerry Brotton, BBC History magazine 20050701 'A Turkish delight' -- Metro (London) 20050714 'Splendidly written ... Finkel's intimacy with the material makes this the most authoritative narrative history of the empire yet published ... Detailed ... Her narrative focuses on the dynamics of the imperial story ... lively analysis' -- Jason Goodwin, Literary Review 20050701 'History written with a dynamic, modern feel and penetrating gaze' -- Good Book Guide 20050801 'Instructive...A fine single-volume account of a long and at times complicated period ...Finkel clearly loves her subject' -- The Tablet 20050910 'The freshness of Finkel's history [is] striking. The secret, apart from an irresistible narrative style, is a generous openness to every aspect of Ottoman life and culture ... What has often come across as an impossibly exotic procession of Viziers, Beys and Pashas is here brought vividly home to the reader' -- Michael Kerrigan, The Scotsman 20050924 'Excellent' -- The Times 20050618 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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‘An absorbing, monumental story . . . a reliable, authoritative account . . . a balanced assessment of the Ottomans . . . a marvellous achievement, which deserves to provoke widespread debate’

(Jerry Brotton, BBC History magazine )

'A Turkish delight' (Metro (London) )

‘Splendidly written . . . Finkel’s intimacy with the material makes this the most authoritative narrative history of the empire yet published . . . Detailed . . . Her narrative focuses on the dynamics of the imperial story . . . lively analysis’

(Jason Goodwin, Literary Review )

‘History written with a dynamic, modern feel and penetrating gaze’

(Good Book Guide )

‘Instructive . . . A fine single-volume account of a long and at times complicated period . . . Finkel clearly loves her subject’ (The Tablet )

‘The freshness of Finkel’s history [is] striking. The secret, apart from an irresistible narrative style, is a generous openness to every aspect of Ottoman life and culture . . . What has often come across as an impossibly exotic procession of Viziers, Beys and Pashas is here brought vividly home to the reader’

(Michael Kerrigan, The Scotsman )

'Excellent'

(The Times )

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5.0 out of 5 stars A dream of a book, 21 Aug 2005
By Andrew Wheatcroft (Stirling, Scotland UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Osman's Dream: The Story of the Ottoman Empire 1300-1923 (Hardcover)
In the last few years there has been a flow of good new studies on the Ottoman Empire. But none has been a history of the Ottomans from start to finish, based on a wide range of sources, but a flowing narrative rather than a textbook. Now with Osman's Dream we have a narrative history that will be hard to surpass.

Finkel unites this long history in a manner that disentangles its complexities, brings its individuals to life, and connects the Ottoman past to the Turkish present. Even with well known episodes, she manages to add something new, often through the deft use of Ottoman sources in a sprightly translation. It is a huge book, but for this reader, never seemed overlong.

There is often one book that will outlast all the others on any given subject, and will define the topic for a generation. Finkel already has a reputation in her academic area of Ottoman studies. The truly remarkable aspect of Osman's Dream is that it is good not just on her speciality, but all the way through, from the 14th to the 20th century. Might this not be THE history book of 2005?

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5.0 out of 5 stars History at its best, 8 Aug 2005
By Gerald MacLean "macindetroit" (detroit, michigan) - See all my reviews
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This is the book we have all been waiting for; Finkel's Osman's Dream not only makes all previous histories of the Ottoman Empire obsolete, but all future historians will have to take note of this brilliantly concise yet thoroughly revisionary account of over 600 years of Turkish civilization. Based on the latest archival research, Finkel dispels the myths of orientalist historians whose accounts of the 'terrible Turk' declining into the 'sick man of Europe' continue to hold sway in the popular imagination. Elegantly written, Osman's Dream should be read by everyone interested in history, the Ottomans, imperialism, and the current status of Turkey's application to enter the EU. A wonderful achievement
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5.0 out of 5 stars sweeping epic story, dynamic narrative history, 26 Aug 2005
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"Osman's Dream" is that rare thing, a work of groundbreaking history that is also extremely timely. This book is crucial for anyone seeking to understand relations between East and West or the place of the Turkish republic in the world today. The epic story of the Ottomans from their origins in the steppes of Central Asia to their occupation of much of Europe, this is the first book to uncover the empire's own dynamic history. The book shimmers with the splendour of the imperial court at a time when European nations were barely emerging from backwoods primitivism. Multiracial, multicultural, multinational, for much of its history the Ottoman empire exceeded Europe in religious tolerance and cultural richness. Caroline Finkel's beautifully written narrative challenges from the ground up the orthodoxies and stereotypes that haunt popular views of the Ottomans and the Turks. Everybody who was fascinated by the "Turks" exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts (2005) should buy and read this book. It is a sophisticated synthesis of the best new scholarship and original archival research, with lessons for today's contentious nationalisms at every turn.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Detailed history of a long standing Empire
Ms. Finkel had the unenviable task of fitting more than 600 years of history into a bokk of reasonable length and I think she has done that. Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars A very boring book
After having read John Julius Norwich's riveting books on Byzantium and Venice I thought a book on the Ottomans was what I needed as it's such an interesting period. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Liam J. O'sullivan

4.0 out of 5 stars A good narrative of Ottoman political history
Though many people today are more likely to associate the word 'ottoman' with fancy cushioned footstools rather than with a mighty regime, the Ottoman Empire dominated... Read more
Published on 17 Mar 2006 by Mark Klobas

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant absorbing history
The history of the Ottoman Empire is surprisingly often overlooked considering its enormous importance, length and size. Read more
Published on 15 Nov 2005

2.0 out of 5 stars Far too academic.
Unfortuately I had to stop reading this book after the first fifty or so pages. Not that the general content was boring, far from it, but the way the history is presented is far... Read more
Published on 5 Aug 2005 by Mr M J KIDD

5.0 out of 5 stars Osman's Dream
This is a magnificent achievement. The glory of the Ottoman Empire is brought to life in this thoughtful, well researched and beautifully written book. Read more
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