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Author Barkey, Karen, 1958-

Title Empire of difference : the Ottomans in comparative perspective / Karen Barkey
Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2008
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Description 1 online resource (xv, 342 pages) : illustrations
Contents Emergence : brokerage across networks -- Becoming an empire : imperial institutions and control -- Maintaining empire : an expression of tolerance -- The social organization of dissent -- An eventful eighteenth century : empowering the political -- A networking society : commercialization, tax farming, and social relations -- On the road out of empire : Ottomans struggle from empire to nation-state
Summary "Empire of Difference: The Ottomans in Comparative Perspective is a comparative study of imperial organization and longevity that assesses Ottoman successes and failures against those of other empires with similar characteristics. Karen Barkey examines the Ottoman Empire's social organization and mechanisms of rule at key moments of its history: emergence, imperial institutionalization, remodeling, and transition to nation-state. She reveals how the empire managed these moments to adapt and avert crises and examines what changes made it transform dramatically."--Jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-322) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject HISTORY -- General.
Social conditions
SUBJECT Turkey -- History -- 18th century
Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85138802
Turkey -- Social conditions -- 1288-1918. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh97007955
Subject Turkey
Osmanisches Reich
Türkei
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
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