| Lightning Over Yemen: Studies Volume: A History of the Ottoman Campaign in Yemen, 1596-71 Contributor(s): Al-Nahrawali, Qutb Al-Din (Author), Smith, Clive (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1860648363 ISBN-13: 9781860648366 Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company OUR PRICE: $173.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - General - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: 953.3 |
| LCCN: 2002726653 |
| Series: Library of Ottoman Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.96" H x 6.82" W x 8.98" (1.26 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The military campaign of the Ottomans, when they entered the region of Yemen in the mid-16th century, was chronicled by Qutb al-Din al-Nahrawali, a scholar charged by an Ottoman general to document his army's progress. This book makes this 16th-century Ottoman source document available in English for the first time. |