Format:
1 online resource (xxiii, 273 pages)
ISBN:
9780511818844
,
9780521452809
,
9780521459082
Series Statement:
New Approaches to European History 24
Content:
Despite the fact that its capital city and over one third of its territory was within the continent of Europe, the Ottoman Empire has consistently been regarded as a place apart, inextricably divided from the West by differences of culture and religion. A perception of its militarism, its barbarism, its tyranny, the sexual appetites of its rulers and its pervasive exoticism has led historians to measure the Ottoman world against a western standard and find it lacking. In recent decades, a dynamic and convincing scholarship has emerged that seeks to comprehend and, in the process, to de-exoticize this enduring realm. Dan Goffman provides a thorough introduction to the history and institutions of the Ottoman Empire from this new standpoint, and presents a claim for its inclusion in Europe. His lucid and engaging book - an important addition to New Approaches to European History - will be essential reading for undergraduates.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Jul 2016)
Additional Edition:
9780521452809
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe 9780521452809
Language:
English
Keywords:
Osmanisches Reich
;
Europa
;
Außenpolitik
;
Geschichte 1400-1700
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511818844
