Covering the greatest three centuries of Turkish history this book tells the story of the Ottoman Empire's growth into a vast Middle Eastern Power Born as a military frontier principality at the turn of the Fourteenth century Turkey developed into the dominant force in Anatolia & the Balkans growing to become the most powerful Islamic state after 1517 when it incorporated the old Arab lands This distinctively Eastern culture with all its detail & intricacies is explored here by a pre-eminent scholar of Turkish history He gives a striking picture of the prominence of religion & warfare in everyday life as well as the traditions of statecraft administration social values financial & land policies The definitive account this is an indispensable companion to anyone with an interest in Islam Turkey & the Balkans ...

The Ottoman Empire was one of the most important non-Western states to survive from medieval to modern times & played a vital role in European & global history It continues to affect the peoples of the Middle East the Balkans & central & western Europe to the present day This new survey examines the major trends during the latter years of the empire; it pays attention to gender issues & to hotly-debated topics such as the treatment of minorities In this second edition Donald Quataert has updated his lively & authoritative text revised the bibliographies & included brief biographies of major figures on the Byzantines & the post Ottoman Middle East This accessible narrative is supported by maps illustrations & genealogical & chronological tables which will be of help to students & non-specialists alike It will appeal to anyone interested in the history of the Middle East ...

' An outstanding history one of the best writers on the First World War' Simon Sebag Montefiore Shortlisted for the Duke of Westminster Medal for Military Literature The Ottoman Endgame is the first & definitive single-volume history of the Ottoman empire's agonising war for survival Beginning with Italy's invasion of Ottoman Tripoli in September 1911 the Empire was in a permanent state of emergency with hardly a frontier not under direct threat Assailed by enemies on all sides the Empire-which had for generations been assumed to be a rotten shell-proved to be strikingly resilient beating off major attacks at Gallipoli & in Mesopotamia before finally being brought down in the general ruin of the Central Powers in 1918 As the Europeans planned to partition all its lands between them & with even Istanbul seemingly helpless in the face of the triumphant Entente an absolutely unexpected entity emerged modern Turkey Under the startling genius of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk a powerful new state emerged from the Empire's fragments This is the first time an author has woven the entire epic together from start to finish
- & it will cause many readers to fundamentally re-evaluate their understanding of the conflict The consequences well into the 21st century could not have been more momentous
- with countries as various as Serbia Greece Libya Armenia Iraq & Syria still living with them

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Josh Hartnett Michiel Huisman & Hera Hilmar star in this historical drama from director Joseph Ruben Frustrated with her life at home nurse Lillie Rowe (Hilmar) leaves the United States & heads to a remote mission in the Ottoman Empire to link up with American doctor Jude (Hartnett) Desperate to utilise her talents in an environment where she can make a difference Lillie ignores the dangers & journeys across the volatile countryside to reach Jude&s remote hospital However when she falls in love with Ismail (Huisman) a lieutenant in the Ottoman Imperial Army Lillie is soon forced to make some difficult decisions as war breaks out & she finds herself torn between her loyalty to Jude & her new love The cast also

Includes:: Ben Kingsley Haluk Bilginer & Affif Ben Badra

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The Ouija board jury incident of 1994 is one of the most disconcerting in English legal history possibly (says the author) 'the nadir of reported juror misbehaviour in the 20th-century' But as Professor Jeremy Gans shows in an era of soundbites it has been distorted by the media whilst even eminent lawyers have sometimes got the story wrong In this first full-length treatment he emphasises the known facts the constitutional dilemma of investigating even bizarre jury misbehaviour & how the trial involved one of the most serious murder cases of the decade in which two people were shot in cold blood Stephen Young's conviction after a re-trial is still claimed to be a miscarriage of justice by some people as to which Gans puts forward his own ingenious solution But quite apart from analysing the facts of R v Young this book is a tour de force on jury misbehaviour in which the author also examines the implications for example of winks & nods research by jurors speaking or listening out of turn going to sleep during the hearing or falling in love with one of the advocates Amusing at first sight such events involve deep questions of law practice & democratic involvement in the Criminal Justice process Far from being a mere anecdote the case of the Ouija board jurors the misconceptions about it & the issues it leads to deserve close study by anyone who is even remotely interested in jury trial The first full length treatment of an iconic case Dispels the myths that have built-up around it Looks at other instances of jury misbehaviour Shows how the courts & Parliament have wrestled with problems of this kind A first-rate analysis of a baffling double murder ...

WINNER OF THE 2016 CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY Historical crimes involving a Victorian child killer may hold the key to several contemporary deaths in this macabre outing for Dr Ruth Galloway forensic archaeologist Perfect for fans of Val Mc Dermid & Ann Cleeves' Told with a deepening sense of the unease seasoned with a touch of the occult' Daily Mail Ruth has excavated a body from the grounds of Norwich Castle which was once a prison The body may be that of Victorian murderess Jemima Green Called Mother Hook for her claw-like hand Jemima was hanged for the murder of five children DCI Harry Nelson has no time for long-ago killers Investigating the case of three infants found dead one after the other in their King's Lynn home he's convinced that their mother is responsible Then a child goes missing Could the abduction be linked to the long-dead Mother Hook? Ruth is pulled into the case & back towards Nelson ...

When an Astropath has a vision about the end of the heresy it falls to a group of renegade traitors to get him off Terra ...

Beautifully written & superbly executed' Times ' This clever & moving Faustian tale is packed with fascinating historical detail' Express 'A joyous romp around England's dark past' Suzie Feay Guardian From the author of the bestselling The Time Traveller's Guide to Restoration Britain this is a stunningly high-concept historical novel that is both as daring as it is gripping & perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden SJ Parris & Kate Mosse December 1348 With the country in the grip of the Black Death brothers John & William fear that they will shortly die & go to Hell But as the end draws near they are given an unexpected choice either to go home & spend their last six days in their familiar world or to search for salvation across the forthcoming centuries
- living each one of their remaining days ninety-nine years after the last John & William choose the future & find themselves in 1447 ignorant of almost everything going on around them The year 1546 brings no more comfort & 1645 challenges them still further It is not just that technology is changing things they have taken for granted all their lives prove to be short-lived As they find themselves in stranger & stranger times the reader travels with them seeing the world through their eyes as it shifts through disease progress enlightenment & war But their time is running out
- can they do something to redeem themselves before the six days are up? What readers are saying Wow what a book! I absolutely adored this This was ambitious but done to perfection' Sara Marsden The Outcasts of Time is a tour de force rich in spellbinding detail Haunting & atmospheric there is warmth & humour alongside fear & torment; all human life is here As perfect a novel as any I've ever read' Ophelia's Reads 'A fascinating trip through seven centuries of history The author has done well to traverse such a sweep of time it's a great read & I'd recommend it' Netgalley reviewer 4 stars

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An outstanding debut novel
- storytelling at its finest Stephen Leather It's the morning after the closing ceremony of the Olympic
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Sci-fi television series which

Includes:: the following episodes ' Sandkings
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- Part 2' 'I Hear You Calling' ' Birthright' ' The Second Soul' & ' Corner of the Eye' Actors Carol Littleton Perry King Ally Sheedy Chris Sarandon Rae Dawn Chong Format PALLanguage English Subtitles Dutch French English German Dubbed French German Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English German Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Aspect Ratio 169
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