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In this book, Lt. Col. Sir Mark Sykes sets out to correct what he felt were the misguided impressions people had of the Ottoman Empire in 1915. From his own visits to the region, he felt that "there is nothing in our daily private life or public life today which is not directly or indirectly influenced by some human movement that took place in this zone." He firstly discusses different periods from its history: from the Roman and Persian influence to that of Muhammad and the introduction of Islam, to Sulaiman the Magnificent's triumph in Baghdad. In this way, Sykes hopes to impart to the reader the extent of the important role played by the Empire through time. The tone then changes and becomes more personal as the reader is granted access to the Colonel's own diaries and experiences in order to add more color and insight to the historical facts already relayed. Traveling with his dragoman (a Christian from Jerusalem), his English servant, his Greek cook, five Syrian muleteers, and som

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• Plný název: The Caliphs' Last Heritage: A Short History of the Turkish Empire
• Autor: Mark Sykes, Lt Col Sir Mark Sykes
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Pevná
• Počet stran: 644
• EAN: 9781859641682
• ISBN: 1859641687
• ID: 12467172
• Nakladatelství: ITHACA PR
• Hmotnost: 1270 g
• Rozměry: 234 × 142 × 56 mm
• Datum vydání: August 2002

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