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The Frontiers of the Ottoman World
Sally Rooney
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Hardcover. The Ottoman Empire was one the crucial forces that shaped the modern world. These essays combine archaeological and historical approaches to shed light on how the Ottoman Empire approached the challenge of governing frontiers as diverse as Central and Eastern Europe, Anatolia, Iraq, Arabia, and the Sudan over the 15th to 20th centuries. Editor(s): Peacock, A. C. S. Series: Proceedings of the British Academy. Num Pages: 618 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDT; HBJF1; HDD. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 253 x 194 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1574.
This is the first major comparative study of the frontiers of the Ottoman Empire, one of the crucial forces that shaped the modern world. The essays combine archaeological and historical approaches to further understanding of how this major empire approached the challenge of controlling frontiers as diverse and far-flung as Central and Eastern Europe, Anatolia, Iraq, Arabia, and the Sudan. Ranging across the 15th to early 20th centuries, essays cover frontier fortifications, administration, society, and economy and shed light on the Ottomans' interaction with their neighbours, both Muslim and Christian, through warfare, trade and diplomacy. As well as ... Read more
This is the first major comparative study of the frontiers of the Ottoman Empire, one of the crucial forces that shaped the modern world. The essays combine archaeological and historical approaches to further understanding of how this major empire approached the challenge of controlling frontiers as diverse and far-flung as Central and Eastern Europe, Anatolia, Iraq, Arabia, and the Sudan. Ranging across the 15th to early 20th centuries, essays cover frontier fortifications, administration, society, and economy and shed light on the Ottomans' interaction with their neighbours, both Muslim and Christian, through warfare, trade and diplomacy. As well as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
618
Condition
New
Series
Proceedings of the British Academy
Number of Pages
618
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780197264423
SKU
V9780197264423
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Reviews for The Frontiers of the Ottoman World
This is a very welcome volume ... Taken together, the articles in the collection cover a remarkable geographical and chronological range ... the editor and contributors have produced a fine volume, presenting both concrete results and invaluable guidelines for future research.
Colin Imber, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
This is a mixed volume, with ... Read more
Colin Imber, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
This is a mixed volume, with ... Read more