God's Shadow: The Untold Story of Sultan Selim, His Ottoman Empire, and the Making of the Modern World by Alan Mikhail

God's Shadow: The Untold Story of Sultan Selim, His Ottoman Empire, and the Making of the Modern World

Alan Mikhail

496 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction biography history politics challenging informative medium-paced

Description

An explosive global history that redefines the historical origins of the modern world through the life of Sultan Selim I and his Ottoman Empire. Long neglected in accounts of world history, the Ottoman Empire was a hub of flourishing intellectual ...

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informative 100%
challenging 38%
adventurous 7%
dark 7%
inspiring 7%
reflective 7%
tense 7%

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