Osman's dream : the story of the Ottoman empire 1300-1923
/ Caroline Finkel
- Great Britian : John Murray, 2005
- 674 p.
1. First among equals 2. A dynasty divided 3. An imperial vision 4. Sultan of the faithful 5. Possessor of the kingdoms of the world 6. The sedentary sultan 7. Government by faction 8. Revenge of the pashas 9. Rule of the grandees 10. The empire unravels 11. The perils of insouciance 12. The power of the provinces 13. From the new order to the re-ordering 14. A crisis of identity 15. The Islamic empire 16. The storm before the calm