Constantinople: City of the World's Desire, 1453-1924
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Constantinople: City of the World's Desire, 1453-1924
Constantinople: City of the World's Desire, 1453-1924

Constantinople: City of the World's Desire, 1453-1924

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Philip Mansel (Author)  

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Philip Mansel's highly acclaimed history of Constantinople (formerly known as Byzantium) absorbingly charts the interaction between the vibrantly cosmopolitan capital - the city of the world's desire - and its ruling family. In 1453, Mehmed the Conqueror entered Constantinople on a white horse, beginning an Ottoman love affair with the city that lasted until 1924, when the last Caliph hurriedly left on the Orient Express. For almost five centuries Constantinople, with its enormous racial and cultural diversity, was the centre of the dramatic and often depraved story of an extraordinary dynasty. 16pp b/w integrated onto text paper
Philip Mansel is a historian of courts and dynasties. His books include a study of the Court of France, a history of Constantinople, Paris between Empires, and a life of the Prince de Ligne. He has written for numerous publications, including the Financial Times, the International Herald Tribune, the TLS and the Spectator. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Institute of Historical Research and editor of The Court Historian. His web-site can be consulted at www.philipmansel.com
  • Contributor: Philip Mansel
  • Imprint: John Murray Publishers Ltd
  • ISBN13: 9780719568800
  • Number of Pages: 560
  • Packaged Dimensions: 130x197x36mm
  • Packaged Weight: 389
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: John Murray Press
  • Release Date: 2006-10-19
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Philip Mansel is a historian of courts and dynasties. His books include a study of the Court of France, a history of Constantinople, Paris between Empires, and a life of the Prince de Ligne. He has written for numerous publications, including the Financial Times, the International Herald Tribune, the TLS and the Spectator. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Institute of Historical Research and editor of The Court Historian. His web-site can be consulted at www.philipmansel.com

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