An Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire

A major contribution to Ottoman history, now published in paperback in two volumes.

Halil Inalcik (Author)

9780521574563, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 1 May 1997

480 pages, 2 b/w illus. 8 maps 76 tables
23 x 15.3 x 3.2 cm, 0.765 kg

"For years to come, this volume will be the standard reference work on the economic and social history of the Ottoman Empire..." Choice

This major contribution to Ottoman history is now published in paperback in two volumes: the original single hardback volume (1994) has been widely acclaimed as a landmark in the study of one of the most enduring and influential empires of modern times. The authors provide a richly detailed account of the social and economic history of the Ottoman region, from the origins of the Empire around 1300 to the eve of its destruction during World War One. The breadth of range and the fullness of coverage make these two volumes essential for an understanding of contemporary developments in both the Middle East and the post-Soviet Balkan world. The text of volume one is by Halil Inalcik, covering the period 1300-1600. The second volume, written by Suraiya Faroqhi, Bruce McGowan, Donald Quataert and Sevket Pamuk, continues the story to 1914. Each volume examines developments in population, trade, transport, manufacturing, land tenure and the economy, and extensive apparatus and bibliographic information is provided for students and others wishing to pursue the subject in more detail. Both volumes will be fundamental to any future discussion of any aspect of Ottoman history.

List of maps
List of figures
List of tables
Genealogy of the Ottoman dynasty
Chronology of Ottoman history, 1260–1923
Preface
List of abbreviations
General maps
General introduction Halil Inalcik and Donald Quataert
Part I: The Ottoman State: Economy and Society, 1300–1600 Halil Inalcik
Introduction
A. The economic mind
B. State revenues and expenditures: 1. Sources of revenue
2. The state treasury and budgets
C. State, land and peasant: 3. State-owned lands (miri)
4. Land possession outside the miri system
5. Land surveying
6. The çift-hane system: the organization of Ottoman rural society
7. Settlements
D. Trade: 8. Istanbul and the imperial economy
9. International trade: general conditions
10. Bursa and the silk trade
11. Dubrovnik and the Balkans
12. The Black Sea and Eastern Europe
13. The India trade
14. Northerners in the Mediterranean
Bibliography
List of weights and measures
Glossary
Index.

Subject Areas: General & world history [HBG]