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Omer Ofendi - History of the War in Bosnia during the Years 1737–8 and 9 - 9781108055086 - V9781108055086
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History of the War in Bosnia during the Years 1737–8 and 9

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Description for History of the War in Bosnia during the Years 1737–8 and 9 Paperback. A Turkish account of the war between Austria and the Ottoman Empire in Bosnia, first translated into English in 1830. Translator(s): Fraser, Charles. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Perspectives from the Royal Asiatic Society. Num Pages: 116 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 160.
Serving as a judge in his native Bosnia in 1737 when war broke out between the Austrians and the Turks, Omer Efendi (about whose life little else is known) produced this vivid account of the conflict from an Ottoman perspective. Important for what it reveals about the region's social history, the work was revised and published by Ibrahim Müteferrika (c.1672–1745), the founder of Turkish printing. It was first published in English in 1830 after being translated by Charles Fraser, a professor at Edinburgh's Naval and Military Academy. Fraser also added an introduction to the work that gives both a brief ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
116
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Library Collection - Perspectives from the Royal Asiatic Society
Number of Pages
116
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781108055086
SKU
V9781108055086
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