TY  - BOOK
AU  - Barkey,Karen
TI  - Empire of difference: the Ottomans in comparative perspective 
SN  - 9780521887403 (hardback)
AV  - DR531 .B37 2008
U1  - 956/.015 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Cambridge, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Turkey
KW  - History
KW  - 18th century
KW  - Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
ER  -