Constantinople: City of the World's Desire 1453-1924

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'''''Constantinople: City of the World's Desire 1453-1924''''' is a 1996 non-fiction book by [[Philip Mansel]], covering [[Ottoman Constantinople]] (now [[Istanbul]]) during the rule of the [[Ottoman Empire]].

The author hoped to show positive aspects of the empire while acknowledging some negative aspects.<ref>Lee, p. 60.</ref>

William Armstrong of ''[[Hürriyet Daily News]]'' stated that the usage of "Constantinople" instead of "Istanbul" was a "deliberate decision" to highlight the "historical cosmopolitanism" that ended after the end of the empire.<ref name=Armstrong>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>

==Contents==
Armstrong states that the book does not flesh out "historical blackground" and therefore does not demonstrate "deep impression of the underlying intellectual undercurrents".<ref name=Armstrong/>

==Reception==
John Ash of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' stated that Mansel wrote an "engaging and richly detailed account".<ref name=Ash>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>

==References==
* Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) - 16 March 2010 is the date of first publication

===Notes===


==External links==
* ''[https://ift.tt/2y8KZGL Constantinople]'' at Phillip Mansel's official website
* [https://ift.tt/1vhXyVn Chapter 1] - Posted at the ''[[Washington Post]]''
[[Category:Ottoman Empire]]
[[Category:Books about Turkey]]
[[Category:Constantinople]]
[[Category:1996 books]]

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