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Constantinople: City of the World's Desire, 1453-1924
Constantinople City of the World's Desire 14531924
Author: Philip Mansel
In 1453, Mehmed the Conqueror entered Constantinople on a white horse. This was the start of the Ottoman love affair with the city that lasted until 1924, when the last Caliph, Abdulmecid, hurriedly left on the Orient Express. For almost five centuries Constantinople, with its enormous racial and cultural diversity, was the centre of the dramati...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780719550768
ISBN-10: 0719550769
Publication Date: 10/12/1995
Pages: 384
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Publisher: John Murray
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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