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Natural disasters in the Ottoman Empire : plague, famine, and other misfortunes / Yaron Ayalon.

By: Ayalon, Yaron, 1977-Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2015Edition: First paperback edition 2017Description: xvi, 245 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781107072978 (hardback); 9781107421295 (paperback)Subject(s): Disaster relief -- Social aspects -- Turkey | Plague -- Turkey | Famines -- Turkey | Earthquakes -- Turkey | Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918DDC classification: 363.340956/0903 LOC classification: DR486 | .A86 2014
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. The black death and the rise of the Ottomans; 2. Natural disasters and the Ottoman state; 3. Natural disasters and Ottoman communities; 4. Individuals face disasters; 5. Natural disasters at the end of empire; Conclusion.
Summary: "This book explores the history of natural disasters in the Ottoman Empire and the responses to them on the state, communal, and individual levels. Yaron Ayalon argues that religious boundaries between Muslims and non-Muslims were far less significant in Ottoman society than commonly believed. Furthermore, the emphasis on Islamic principles and the presence of Islamic symbols in the public domain were measures the state took to enhance its reputation and political capital - occasional discrimination of non-Muslims was only a by-product of these measures. This study sheds new light on flight and behavioral patterns in response to impending disasters by combining historical evidence with studies in social psychology and sociology. Employing an approach that mixes environmental and social history with the psychology of disasters, this work asserts that the handling of such disasters was crucial to both the rise and the fall of the Ottoman Empire"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-237) and index.

Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. The black death and the rise of the Ottomans; 2. Natural disasters and the Ottoman state; 3. Natural disasters and Ottoman communities; 4. Individuals face disasters; 5. Natural disasters at the end of empire; Conclusion.

"This book explores the history of natural disasters in the Ottoman Empire and the responses to them on the state, communal, and individual levels. Yaron Ayalon argues that religious boundaries between Muslims and non-Muslims were far less significant in Ottoman society than commonly believed. Furthermore, the emphasis on Islamic principles and the presence of Islamic symbols in the public domain were measures the state took to enhance its reputation and political capital - occasional discrimination of non-Muslims was only a by-product of these measures. This study sheds new light on flight and behavioral patterns in response to impending disasters by combining historical evidence with studies in social psychology and sociology. Employing an approach that mixes environmental and social history with the psychology of disasters, this work asserts that the handling of such disasters was crucial to both the rise and the fall of the Ottoman Empire"-- Provided by publisher.