Seattle Campus Topics in History Seminar on selected topics in general history, with special emphasis on preparation for field examinations.
Topics vary according to interests of students and instructor.
This seminar will study the major historiographical debates in the study of the Ottoman Empire by focusing on its three major periods. By reviewing some recent as well as classical literature, the seminar will examine the origins and the significance of the questions and the debates that shaped the development of this historiography. Class Assignments and Grading Weekly papers, discussion, a paper. Required Reading Cemal Kafadar, Between Two Worlds Hasan Kayali, Arabs and Young Turks Leslie Pierce, Imperial Harem Halil Inalcik, An Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire, Vols. The information above is intended to be helpful in choosing courses.