Between two worlds : the construction of the Ottoman state /
Cemal Kafadar offers a much more subtle and complex interpretation of the early Ottoman period than that provided by other historians. His careful analysis of medieval as well as modern historiography from the perspective of a cultural historian demonstrates how ethnic, tribal, linguistic, religious...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©1995.
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| Summary: | Cemal Kafadar offers a much more subtle and complex interpretation of the early Ottoman period than that provided by other historians. His careful analysis of medieval as well as modern historiography from the perspective of a cultural historian demonstrates how ethnic, tribal, linguistic, religious, and political affiliations were all at play in the struggle for power in Anatolia and the Balkans during the late Middle Ages. This highly original look at the rise of the Ottoman empire-the longest-lived political entity in human history-shows the transformation of a tiny frontier enterprise into. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xx, 221 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-207) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520918054 0520918053 0585041040 9780585041049 1299974570 9781299974579 |