Constantinople: City of the World's Desire, 14531924

Wedding elegant prose with impeccable historical research, this highly acclaimed history absorbingly charts the interaction between the vibrantly cosmopolitan capital of Constantinople—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...

By Philip Mansel
Paperback: 544 pages
Publisher: John Murray (October 19, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0719568803
ISBN-13: 978-0719568800
Product Dimensions: 5 x 1.4 x 8 inches
Amazon Rank: 322716
Format: PDF Text TXT book

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Mansel has done an excellent job in attempting the daunting task of telling the story of this magnificient city, jewel of the world, and my very own town.It only covers the period from the conquest of Istanbul in 1453 to 1924, the final days as the s

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