The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1650: The Structure of Power - Hardcover

Imber, Colin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0230574505 ISBN 13: 9780230574502

Publisher: Red Globe Press, 2009

Synopsis

A revised and expanded second edition of a highly-praised account of the structure of the government of the Ottoman Empire to the mid-seventeenth century. Colin Imber incorporates the latest research, and the text now also features a new chapter on taxation as well as an up-to-date Bibliography.

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About the Author

COLIN IMBER was Reader in Turkish at the University of Manchester, UK until his recent retirement.

From the Back Cover

This highly-praised and authoritative account surveys the history of the Ottoman Empire from its obscure origins in the fourteenth century, through its rise to world-power status in the sixteenth century, to the troubled times of the seventeenth century. Going beyond a simple narrative of Ottoman achievements and key events, Colin Imber uses original sources and research, as well as the rapidly growing body of modern scholarship on the subject, to show how the Sultans governed their realms and the limits on their authority.

A helpful chronological introduction provides the context, while separate chapters deal with the inner politics of the dynasty, the court and central government, the provinces, the law courts and legal system, and the army and fleet. Revised, updated and expanded, this new edition now also features a chapter on taxation and incorporates the most recent developments in the field throughout.

Edition details

• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230574505
• ISBN 13: 9780230574502
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 448