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A history of the Ottoman Empire

Title
A history of the Ottoman Empire / Douglas A. Howard.
Author
Howard, Douglas A. (Douglas Arthur), 1958-
Publication
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 2017.

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Description
xx, 393 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm
Summary
Covering the full history of the Ottoman Empire, from its genesis in post-Mongol Eurasia to its dissolution after the Great War in Europe, this textbook takes a holistic approach, considering the Ottoman worldview - what it was, how it came together, and how it fell apart. Douglas A. Howard stresses the crucial role of the Ottoman sultans and their extended household, discusses the evolution of the empire's fiscal model, and analyzes favorite works of Ottoman literature, emphasizing spirituality, the awareness of space and time, and emotions, migration, violence, disease, and disaster. Following how people spent their time, their attitudes towards authority, how they made their money, and their sense of humor and sense of beauty, this illustrated textbook is an essential resource for graduate and advanced undergraduate, courses on the history of the Ottoman Empire, the Middle East, Islamic history, and the history of Eastern Europe. The book includes over eighty illustrations, maps and textboxes.
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 328-356) and index.
Call Number
JFF 17-907
ISBN
  • 9780521898676
  • 0521898676
  • 9780521727303
  • 0521727308
OCLC
960462950
Author
Howard, Douglas A. (Douglas Arthur), 1958- author.
Title
A history of the Ottoman Empire / Douglas A. Howard.
Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 2017.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 328-356) and index.
Chronological Term
1288-1918
Research Call Number
JFF 17-907
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