A Cultural History Of The Ottomans

Author : Suraiya Faroqhi
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0857727826
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Cultural History of the Ottomans written by Suraiya Faroqhi and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-05-24 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Far from simply being a centre of military and economic activity, the Ottoman Empire represented a vivid and flourishing cultural realm. The artefacts and objects that remain from all corners of this vast empire illustrate the real and everyday concerns of its subjects and elites and, with this in mind, Suraiya Faroqhi, one of the most distinguished Ottomanists of her generation, has selected 40 of the most revealing, surprising and striking.Each image - reproduced in full colour - is deftly linked to the latest historiography, and the social, political and economic implications of her selections are never forgotten. In Faroqhi's hands, the objects become ways to learn more about trade, gender and socio-political status and open an enticing window onto the variety and colour of everyday life, from the Sultan's court, to the peasantry and slavery. Amongst its faiences and etchings and its sofras and carpets, A Cultural History of the Ottomans is essential reading for all those interested in the Ottoman Empire and its material culture. Faroqhi here provides the definitive insight into the luxuriant and varied artefacts of Ottoman world.

Author : Doğan Gürpınar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780755607747
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ottoman Imperial Diplomacy written by Doğan Gürpınar and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Nationalism and the ancien regime: politics of the Tanzimat -- 2. Primacy of international politics: diplomacy, and appropriation of the 'new knowledge' -- 3. A social portrait of the diplomatic service -- 4. The routine of the diplomatic service and its encounters abroad -- 5. The mentalities and dispositions of the diplomatic service: the great transformation -- 6. The European patterns and the Ottoman Foreign Office -- 7. Passages of the diplomatic service from the Empire to the Republic -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.

Author : Hakan T. Karateke
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520303431
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ottoman World written by Hakan T. Karateke and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ottoman lands, which extended from modern Hungary to the Arabian peninsula, were home to a vast population with a rich variety of cultures. The Ottoman World is the first primary source reader to bring a wide and diverse set of voices across Ottoman society into the classroom. Written in many languages—not only Ottoman Turkish but also Arabic, Armenian, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, and Persian—these texts, here translated, span the extent of the early modern Ottoman empire, from the 1450s to 1700. Instructors are supplied with narratives conveying the lived experiences of individuals through texts that highlight human variety and accelerate a trend away from a state-centric approach to Ottoman history. In addition, samples from court registers, legends, biographical accounts, hagiographies, short stories, witty anecdotes, jokes, and lampoons provide exciting glimpses into popular mindsets in Ottoman society. By reflecting new directions in the scholarship with an innovative choice of texts, this collection provides a vital resource for teachers and students.

Author : Bruce Masters
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107067790
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Arabs of the Ottoman Empire, 1516–1918 written by Bruce Masters and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-04-29 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ottomans ruled much of the Arab World for four centuries. Bruce Masters's work surveys this period, emphasizing the cultural and social changes that occurred against the backdrop of the political realities that Arabs experienced as subjects of the Ottoman sultans. The persistence of Ottoman rule over a vast area for several centuries required that some Arabs collaborate in the imperial enterprise. Masters highlights the role of two social classes that made the empire successful: the Sunni Muslim religious scholars, the ulama, and the urban notables, the acyan. Both groups identified with the Ottoman sultanate and were its firmest backers, although for different reasons. The ulama legitimated the Ottoman state as a righteous Muslim sultanate, while the acyan emerged as the dominant political and economic class in most Arab cities due to their connections to the regime. Together, the two helped to maintain the empire.

Author : Hakan T. Karateke
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520972716
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ottoman World written by Hakan T. Karateke and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ottoman lands, which extended from modern Hungary to the Arabian peninsula, were home to a vast population with a rich variety of cultures. The Ottoman World is the first primary source reader to bring a wide and diverse set of voices across Ottoman society into the classroom. Written in many languages—not only Ottoman Turkish but also Arabic, Armenian, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, and Persian—these texts, here translated, span the extent of the early modern Ottoman empire, from the 1450s to 1700. Instructors are supplied with narratives conveying the lived experiences of individuals through texts that highlight human variety and accelerate a trend away from a state-centric approach to Ottoman history. In addition, samples from court registers, legends, biographical accounts, hagiographies, short stories, witty anecdotes, jokes, and lampoons provide exciting glimpses into popular mindsets in Ottoman society. By reflecting new directions in the scholarship with an innovative choice of texts, this collection provides a vital resource for teachers and students.

Author : Diana Darke
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 0500777535
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ottomans written by Diana Darke and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2022-09-29 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A richly illustrated guide to the Ottoman Empire, 100 years since its dissolution, unravelling its complex cultural legacy and profound impact on Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. At its height, the Ottoman Empire spread from Yemen to the gates of Vienna. Western perceptions of the Ottomans have often been distorted by Orientalism, characterizing their rule as oppressive and destructive, while seeing their culture as exotic and incomprehensible. Based on a lifetimes experience of living and working across its former provinces, Diana Darke offers a unique overview of the Ottoman Empires cultural legacy one century after its dissolution. She uncovers a vibrant, sophisticated civilization that embraced both arts and sciences, whilst welcoming refugees from all ethnicities and religions, notably Christians and Jews. Darke celebrates the culture of the Ottoman Empire, from its aesthetics and architecture to its scientific and medical innovations, including the first vaccinations. She investigates the crucial role that commerce and trade played in supporting the empire and increasing its cultural reach, highlighting the significant role of women, as well as the diverse religious values, literary and musical traditions that proliferated through the empire. Beautifully illustrated with manuscripts, miniatures, paintings and photographs, The Ottomans: A Cultural Legacy presents the magnificent achievements of an empire that lasted over 600 years and encompassed Asian, European and African cultures, shedding new light on its complex legacy.

Author : Mehrdad Kia
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Daily Life in the Ottoman Empire written by Mehrdad Kia and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-08-17 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a general overview of the daily life in a vast empire which contained numerous ethnic, linguistic, and religious communities. The Ottoman Empire was an Islamic imperial monarchy that existed for over 600 years. At the height of its power in the 16th and 17th centuries, it encompassed three continents and served as the core of global interactions between the east and the west. And while the Empire was defeated after World War I and dissolved in 1920, the far-reaching effects and influences of the Ottoman Empire are still clearly visible in today's world cultures. Daily Life in the Ottoman Empire allows readers to gain critical insight into the pluralistic social and cultural history of an empire that ruled a vast region extending from Budapest in Hungary to Mecca in Arabia. Each chapter presents an in-depth analysis of a particular aspect of daily life in the Ottoman Empire.

Author : Douglas A. Howard
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521898676
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of the Ottoman Empire written by Douglas A. Howard and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-01-09 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated textbook covers the full history of the Ottoman Empire, from its genesis to its dissolution.

Author : Suraiya Faroqhi
Publisher : I.B. Tauris
ISBN 13 : 9781850437604
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Subjects of the Sultan written by Suraiya Faroqhi and published by I.B. Tauris. This book was released on 2005-11-29 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cultural heritage of the Ottoman Empire has traditionally been presented to us through its monuments and high arts. Our understanding of its culture has thus come from a world created by and for sultans, viziers and the elite of the Empire. But what of the world of the craftsmen and tradesmen who produced the monuments and artefacts? Or the townspeople who prayed in the mosques, drank water from the sebils or passed by the mausolea in the ordinary course of their lives? How did they live and die? To date no book has adequately explored the day-to-day life of the common people during the centuries of Ottoman rule. In this new edition Faroqhi explores the urban world of the Ottoman lands from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century, describing the social significance of the popular arts and crafts of the period and examining the interaction among the diverse populations and classes of the Empire.

Author : Andrew Wheatcroft
Publisher : Penguin Mass Market
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ottomans written by Andrew Wheatcroft and published by Penguin Mass Market. This book was released on 1995 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world's last day - the fall of the Byzantine empire; at the gate of bliss - the shaping of Ottoman power; strangled with a silken cord - the constraints of Ottomanism; "The auspicious event"--The extirpation of the Janissaries; Stamboul, the city - Western images of the Ottomans; dreams from the rose pavilion - the meandering path of reform; "the lustful turk" "the terrible turk."