Empire of difference
Subtitle: the Ottomans in comparative perspective
By: Karen Barkey.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9780521887403; 9780521715331
Subjects: Turkey -- History -- 18th century; Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918
Description: "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."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Emergence : brokerage across networks; title: Becoming an empire : imperial institutions and control; title: Maintaining empire : an expression of tolerance; title: Alternatives to religious community : the social organization of dissent; title: The transformation of the eighteenth century; title: An eventful eighteenth century : empowering the political; title: A networking society : commercialization, tax-farming and social relations; title: On the road out of empire : Ottomans struggle from empire to nation-state.