The Ottomans Khans Caesars and Caliphs
Basic Books
Although it is often considered an Islamic and Asian phenomenon the Ottoman Empire c 1288 1922 was multiethnic multilingual and multireligious stretching into Europe and Africa as well as Asia In this sweeping history Baer traces the rise and fall of the Ottoman dynasty and argues that these powerful rulers who saw themselves as inheritors of the Roman Empire made important contributions both positive and negative to European religious and political development
