Casale, Giancarlo. <br/><br/>
The Ottoman age of exploration  [electronic resource] / 
Giancarlo Casale. 
 - New York ;  Oxford :  Oxford University Press,  2010. 
 - 1 online resource (xx, 281 p.) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> In 1517, the Ottoman Sultan Selim conquered Egypt and brought his empire into direct contact with the trading world of the Indian Ocean. During the decades that follwed, the Ottomans launched a systematic challenge to the Portuguese Empire. This book is an historical account of this century-long struggle for global dominance. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199775699 (ebook) :  No price 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Navigation--History--Turkey--16th century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Turkey--History--16th century.<br/>Indian Ocean Region--Discovery and exploration.<br/>Turkey--Commerce--History--16th century.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DR507 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>910.9182409031