A social history of Ottoman Istanbul / Ebru Boyar and Kate Fleet.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boyar, Ebru, author.

Fleet, Kate, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Istanbul (Turkey)--History.

Istanbul (Turkey).

Istanbul (Turkey)--Social conditions.

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

Turkey.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 354 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Using a wealth of contemporary Ottoman sources, this book recreates the social history of Istanbul, a huge, cosmopolitan metropolis and imperial capital of the Ottoman Empire. Seat of the Sultan and an opulent international emporium, Istanbul was also a city of violence shaken regularly by natural disasters and by the turmoil of sultanic politics and violent revolt. Its inhabitants, entertained by imperial festivities and cared for by the great pious foundations which touched every aspect of their lives, also amused themselves in the numerous pleasure gardens and the many public baths of the city. While the book is focused on Istanbul, it presents a broad picture of Ottoman society, how it was structured and how it developed and transformed across four centuries. As such, the book offers an exciting alternative to the more traditional histories of the Ottoman Empire.

Contents:

Introduction

Conquest

The palace and the populace

Fear and death

Welfare

The consuming city

Outings and excursions

The Hamam

The nineteenth century

Beyond the city

Chronology

Who's who.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 01 Feb 2016).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-20567-0

0-511-84722-X

1-282-65189-7

9786612651892

0-511-75042-0

0-511-74892-2

0-511-74312-2

0-511-74967-8

0-511-74205-3

0-511-74420-X

OCLC:

638859607