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Empire of difference : the Ottomans in comparative perspective / Karen Barkey.

By: Barkey, Karen, 1958-Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008. Description: xv, 342 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780521887403 (hardback); 0521887402 (hardback); 9780521715331 (pbk.); 0521715334 (pbk.)Subject(s): Turkey -- History -- 18th century | Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918Genre/Form: HistoryDDC classification: 956/.015 LOC classification: DR531 | .B37 2008
Contents:
Introduction -- Emergence : brokerage across networks -- Becoming an empire : imperial institutions and control -- Maintaining empire : an expression of tolerance -- The social organization of dissent -- An eventful eighteenth century : empowering the political -- A networking society : commercialization, tax farming, and social relations -- On the road out of empire : Ottomans struggle from empire to nation-state.
Review: "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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-322) and index.

Introduction -- Emergence : brokerage across networks -- Becoming an empire : imperial institutions and control -- Maintaining empire : an expression of tolerance -- The social organization of dissent -- An eventful eighteenth century : empowering the political -- A networking society : commercialization, tax farming, and social relations -- On the road out of empire : Ottomans struggle from empire to nation-state.

"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.