Formation of the Modern State The Ottoman Empire Sixteenth to Eighteenth Centuries |
|
| Author:
| Abou-El-Haj, Rifa'at 'Ali |
| Series title: | Middle East Studies Beyond Dominant Paradigms Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8156-3085-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2005 |
| Publisher: | Syracuse University Press
|
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
|
Challenges the paradigm of the societal decline as inadequate for understanding the Ottoman society and state during this period. This book evaluates the established historical view of the Ottoman Empire as an Eastern despotic nation-state in decline, and instead analyzes it as a modern state comparable to contemporary states in Europe and Asia.
Challenges the paradigm of the societal decline as inadequate for understanding the Ottoman society and state during this period. This book evaluates the established historical view of the Ottoman Empire as an Eastern despotic nation-state in decline, and instead analyzes it as a modern state comparable to contemporary states in Europe and Asia.