{"product_id":"harem-ghosts-douglas-scott-brooks-9781558766105","title":"Harem Ghosts","description":"In vivid and engaging style, Douglas Brookes uses the royal tomb of Sultan Mahmud II as a window onto the past, exploring the insights the tomb reveals about Ottoman culture in its splendid last decades. Woven into the tale are the life stories of the Turkish royals and harem concubines interred in the mausoleum and of the illustrious Ottomans buried in the tomb's garden: not just the statesmen, admirals, generals, and palace eunuchs who ran the Ottoman Empire, but also the musicians, artists, and poets who shaped its cultural life. The first in-depth study of Istanbul's most prestigious burial ground, Harem Ghosts leads the reader through the enchanting site that began as the tomb for one monarch but evolved into the national pantheon of the Ottoman Empire--\"the Ottoman Westminster Abbey\"--at the heart of the city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas Scott Brooks,Ali Ziyrek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1558766103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781558766105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Markus Wiener Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d","brand":"Douglas Scott Brooks","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48449746174207,"sku":"9781558766105","price":86.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f0c06b42-5adc-4c59-a2f4-25aeab7ae0fa.jpg?v=1777264730","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/harem-ghosts-douglas-scott-brooks-9781558766105","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}