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The Ottoman Empire
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Kenneth W. Harl
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By understanding the dramatic story of the Ottoman Empire - from its early years as a collection of raiders and conquerors to its undeniable power in the 15th and 16th centuries to its catastrophic collapse in the wreckage of the First World War - one can better grasp the current complexities of the Middle East.
Over the course of these 36 enlightening lectures, investigate over 600 years of history that covers the nature of Ottoman identity, the achievements of the Sultan's court, and stories of confrontation and cooperation with the West.
Befitting a story of such epic scope and grandeur, every lecture is a treasure trove of historical insights into the people, events, themes, and locales responsible for shaping the story of this often-overlooked empire. You'll cover everything from Rumi, the whirling dervishes, and the importance of the sultan's grand viziers to the wars of Sultan Suleiman I, the shadowy politics of the Committee of Union and Progress, and the birth of the Turkish Republic under Kemal Atatürk.
Welcome to a fascinating story of the triumph and tragedy, war and peace, intellectual progress and civil insurrection of a great empire that, for all its glory and grandeur, has left an important legacy that will shape the future of the Balkan nation-states, the Turkish Republic, and the Arab world - and those of us in the West as well.
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Download the accompanying reference guide.©2017 The Teaching Company, LLC (P)2017 The Great CoursesWhat listeners say about The Ottoman Empire
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- Gary
- 07-03-2023
Just brilliant
Love this series of great lectures. Learning about history from differing perspectives should be more integrated in our school systems. So much to learn from the past that will help us with the future
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- Anonymous User
- 14-03-2018
Skip the Armenian genocide
I truly enjoyed it. Shame about the apology of the Arminian genocide. Apart from this is I learnt a lot.
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- Adam
- 06-10-2017
Very Educational
well constructed and thought out lecture series. Highly recommended. only complaint is that the lecturer stumbled over names. A lot.
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- Bashy Cina
- 23-01-2021
Brilliant
Loved it, I love history so learning more about the Ottoman Empire it was great.
It goes into detail of how the empire started and was run by different sultans and how much more religious and ethnic tolerant were the Ottoman’s compared to their European counterparts.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-08-2017
Amazing!
I'm going to listen to every audible by Professor Kenneth W. Harl. So respectful and passionate I could listen to this for hours and have.
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- Ihsaan Peer
- 27-03-2023
Fascinating
I really enjoyed listening to this. An epic empire. Extremely detailed and very well delivered
Kept me engaged. I enjoyed reading the accompanying PDF too.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-02-2023
I started the book with passion but…
The ‘A’s’ is the audio book is so annoying. Can’t listen to it at all.
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- Kindle Customer
- 30-04-2023
Sorry but the wakest of the GC I've came across
It's started reasonably well but quickly became speculative.Just look at the list of references.Also,the lecturer had a partial disclosure that explains his adoration towards such a distructive presence as the otomans( even choked a few times). As a person from the Balkans I find it insulting.As an example,Vlad Tepes( the Impaler) was described as an bloodthirsty psychopat instead of a local ruler trying to defend his own land against an army mostly made of enslaved fellow Christians.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-08-2024
It is interesting, but it has some issues!
somebday speaking history should be impertial and not supporting any side!
In the first chapter the author says we should not joudge them by the Western eye, which is good,and he said they were successful. In the second chapter the author says one of the leaders of Turks was called "the hammer of the infedials " and how they converted christians to Islam by distroying their churches, and how the brought barberism to Istnabul. I think the author should just report facts rather than taking sides of Turks or anysides. The author calls these victories "stunning" ... I need a book who speak fact and arguments without opinions ( especially the one says forcing certian religionous people to have another one and call it a success
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- irtapil
- 01-03-2020
History presentation at its worst
i'm currently about half way through, i don't know if i will manage to finish it. The presenter has quite an annoying voice and tends to drone monotonously, and the content is a tedious list of military events. I tried listening because its hard to find good content about the Ottomans, but i i give up, this guy is insufferable.
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