Empire of difference : the Ottomans in comparative perspective /

Empire of difference : the Ottomans in comparative perspective /

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Author / Creator:	Barkey, Karen, 1958-
Imprint:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2008.
Description:	1 online resource (xv, 342 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Social conditions Turkey -- History -- 18th century. Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918. Turkey -- Social conditions -- 1288-1918. Turkey. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11814379

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ISBN:	9780511410505 0511410506 9780511415135 0511415133 9780511412837 0511412835 9780511790645 0511790643 9780511413759 0511413750 9780521887403 0521887402 0521715334 9780521715331
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-322) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	"Empire of Difference: The Ottomans in Comparative Perspective is a comparative study of imperial organization and longevity that assesses Ottoman successes and failures against those of other empires with similar characteristics. Karen 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. She reveals how the empire managed these moments to adapt and avert crises and examines what changes made it transform dramatically."--Jacket
Other form:	Print version: Barkey, Karen, 1958- Empire of difference. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008 0521887402

Table of Contents:

Part I.
1. Introduction
2. Emergence: brokerage across networks
3. Becoming an empire: imperial institutions and control
4. Maintaining empire: an expression of tolerance
5. The social organization of dissent
Part II. The Transformation of the Eighteenth Century
6. An eventful eighteenth century: empowering the political
7. A networking society: commercialization, tax-farming, and social relations
8. On the road out of empire: Ottomans struggle from empire to nation-state