{"product_id":"biography-of-an-empire-9780520266353","title":"Biography of an Empire","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresents an account of the great Ottoman Empire in the early nineteenth century, a key period often seen as the eve of Tanzimat westernizing reforms and the beginning of three distinct histories - ethnic nationalism in the Balkans, imperial modernization from Istanbul, and European colonialism in the Middle East.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"There is no doubt that this is an excellent, groundbreaking work.\" -- Dimitris Kastritsis Int'l Journal Of Turkish Stds \"Highly recommended.\" -- Heather Ferguson Journal Of Interdisciplinary History \"Imaginative... Philliou's prose is masterful... An original and substantial contribution to late Ottoman history.\" -- Hasan Kayali, University of California, San Diego The Historian","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402847658327,"sku":"9780520266353","price":23.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/biography-of-an-empire-9780520266353","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}