Ebook: Spies, Scandals, and Sultans Istanbul in the Twilight of the Ottoman Empire
Author: Roger Allen
- Series: New Dialogues in Philosophy
- Year: 2007
- Language: English
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Spies, Scandals, and Sultans is the first English translation of a fascinating and acidly critical portrait of the Ottoman capital of Istanbul during the days of the Sultan Abd al-Hamid. This is the first time that the text, written by an Egyptian journalist and politician, has been available since 1896. The text of the Arabic original is prefaced with an extensive introduction in which the author's life is Read more...