The relationship between centre and periphery in the Ottoman era of experimentation with and adaptation of institutions for fiscal demands: the cases of Kozani, Serfice, and Velvendos, ca. 1690-ca.1820
Journal: University of Birmingham Institutional Research Archive (University of Birmingham)
Year: 2017

This dissertation is an attempt to describe and analyse the history of the relationship between the imperial centre and a minor peripheral area, but also the first step towards a more complete understanding of the history of the areas of Kozani, Serfice, and Velvendos during the 18th century, on the basis of both Ottoman and Greek primary sources, in an attempt to replace the old and, rather obsolete, nationalist narratives prevalent in the writings of the local amateur historians. Through the e