Maydan editors asked former students of the late Ottoman historian, Cornell Fleischer to reflect on his scholarship, personality, and impact. We remember Prof. Fleischer and his contributions fondly. Evrim Binbas, University of Bonn What can…
Eugene Rogan, The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East. (NY: Basic Books 2016) 512. Pages. Hardcover, $23.00 Reviewed by David Kelly In his book, Eugene Rogan argues that now is…
Ottoman history unveils certain characteristics similar to the early modern or modern European history, as leading Ottoman historians, including figures such as, Mehmet Genç, and the late Halil İnalcık and Rifaat Abou-El-Haj, affirm. For instance,…