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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barkey, Karen, 1958- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Turkey--History--18th century.

Turkey.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 342 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a comparative study of imperial organization and longevity that assesses Ottoman successes as well as failures against those of other empires with similar characteristics. 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, revealing how the empire managed these moments, adapted, and averted crises and what changes made it transform dramatically. The flexible techniques by which the Ottomans maintained their legitimacy, the cooperation of their diverse elites both at the center and in the provinces, as well as their control over economic and human resources were responsible for the longevity of this particular 'negotiated empire'. Her analysis illuminates topics that include imperial governance, imperial institutions, imperial diversity and multiculturalism, the manner in which dissent is handled and/or internalized, and the nature of state society 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:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

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

ISBN:

1-139-93148-2

1-107-18703-6

1-281-75112-X

9786611751128

0-511-79064-3

0-511-41445-5

0-511-41513-3

0-511-41283-5

0-511-41191-X

0-511-41375-0

OCLC:

437219429