Empire of difference : the Ottomans in comparative perspective / Karen Barkey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barkey, Karen, 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Turkey--History--18th century.

Turkey.

Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.

Physical Description:

xv, 342 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

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. Barkey's analysis illuminates topics such as imperial governance, institutional continuity and change, imperial diversity and multiculturalism, multifarious forms of internal dissent, and the varying networks of statesociety negotiations.

Contents:

Introduction

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-322) and index.

ISBN:

9780521887403

0521887402

9780521715331

0521715334

OCLC:

181368857

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