For
@washingtonpost
I reviewed 2 new books on the Ottoman Empire:
@nords41
's in-depth account of its final years, “The Last Days of the Ottoman Empire,” and
@dianadarke
's gorgeous cultural history “The Ottomans: A Cultural Legacy”:
Two new books explore the scope of the Ottoman Empire — and its end; my
@washingtonpost
review:
“The Ottomans: A Cultural Legacy” and “The Last Days of the Ottoman Empire” expand on histories too often dismissed as mere footnotes