Sariyannis, Marinos,

A history of Ottoman political thought up to the early nineteenth century / By Marinos Sariyannis ; with a chapter by E. Ekin Tuşalp Atiyas. - x, 596 pages ; 25 cm. - Handbook of Oriental studies = Handbuch der Orientalistik. Section One, The Near and Middle East, Volume 125 0169-9423 ; .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The empire in the making: construction and early critiques -- "Political philosophy" and the moralist tradition -- The imperial heyday: the formation of the Ottoman system and reactions to it -- "Mirrors for princes": the decline theorists -- The "golden age" as a political agenda: the reform literature -- The "sunna-minded" trend -- Khaldunist philosophy: innovation justified -- The eighteenth century: the traditionalists -- The eighteenth century: the westernizers.

9789004375598 (hardback : alk. paper)

2018038659


Political science--Turkey.

JA84.T9 / S27 2019

320.0956/0903