The Ottoman World of Sports

Tel Aviv Review by TLV1 Studios

Dec 22, 202537:13Religion & Spirituality

Dr. Murat Yildiz, a historian of the Middle East at Skidmore College, discusses his book, The Ottoman World of Sports: Refashioning Bodies, Men and Communities in Late Imperial Istanbul . (Forthcoming, University of Texa...

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