Format:
xvi, 245 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Karte
Edition:
First paperback edition
ISBN:
9781107072978
,
9781107421295
,
1107072972
,
1107421292
Content:
"This book explores the history of natural disasters in the Ottoman Empire and the responses to them on the state, communal, and individual levels. Yaron Ayalon argues that religious boundaries between Muslims and non-Muslims were far less significant in Ottoman society than commonly believed. Furthermore, the emphasis on Islamic principles and the presence of Islamic symbols in the public domain were measures the state took to enhance its reputation and political capital - occasional discrimination of non-Muslims was only a by-product of these measures. This study sheds new light on flight and behavioral patterns in response to impending disasters by combining historical evidence with studies in social psychology and sociology. Employing an approach that mixes environmental and social history with the psychology of disasters, this work asserts that the handling of such disasters was crucial to both the rise and the fall of the Ottoman Empire"--
Content:
"This book explores the history of natural disasters in the Ottoman Empire and the responses to them on the state, communal, and individual levels. Yaron Ayalon argues that religious boundaries between Muslims and non-Muslims were far less significant in Ottoman society than commonly believed. Furthermore, the emphasis on Islamic principles and the presence of Islamic symbols in the public domain were measures the state took to enhance its reputation and political capital - occasional discrimination of non-Muslims was only a by-product of these measures. This study sheds new light on flight and behavioral patterns in response to impending disasters by combining historical evidence with studies in social psychology and sociology. Employing an approach that mixes environmental and social history with the psychology of disasters, this work asserts that the handling of such disasters was crucial to both the rise and the fall of the Ottoman Empire"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Ayalon, Yaron, 1977 - Natural disasters in the Ottoman Empire New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2014 ISBN 9781139680943
Language:
English
Keywords:
Osmanisches Reich
;
Naturkatastrophe
;
Epidemie
;
Pest
;
Hungersnot
;
Geschichte 1288-1918
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