Osman’s Dream: The Story of the Ottoman Empire 1300–1923 by Caroline Finkel is a comprehensive narrative history tracing the rise, expansion, and eventual dissolution of the Ottoman Empire over more than six centuries. Drawing on a wide range of primary and secondary sources, the book presents a chronological account beginning with the semi-legendary figure Osman Gazi and the formation of a…
British Documents on Ottoman Armenians, Volume I: 1856–1880 by Bilal N. Şimşir presents a comprehensive collection of official British archival documents related to the situation of Armenians within the Ottoman Empire during the mid-19th century. The volume compiles diplomatic correspondence, consular reports, policy analyses, and communications that illuminate Britain’s perspective on th…