{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-ottoman-history-paperback-softback-9781009087889","title":"The Cambridge Companion to Ottoman History (Paperback \/ softback) 9781009087889","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Ottoman History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis volume provides a broad introduction to Ottoman history, offering accessible assessments of its various methods and approaches.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlexis Wick (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009087889, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 March 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e436 pages\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15.1 x 2.5 cm, 0.64 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… both a relevant contribution for the contemporary historiography, but also a useful tool for the understanding of a rich culture, its values and its heritage.' Iuliu-Marius Morariu, Astra Salvensis\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhy study Ottoman history? What are the available sources? And how can researchers begin locating, reading, and interpreting these? The Cambridge Companion to Ottoman History provides a broad introduction to the field, offering readers accessible outlines of its varied methods and approaches. Bringing together contributions from leading researchers, the volume considers the theoretical, methodological, and practical challenges faced by Ottoman historians. Including chapters from specialists in areas ranging from intellectual history to labor history and gender history, the Companion critically examines prior developments in the field, and indicates potential paths for future research. Beginning with a thorough grounding in the primary sources available, the Companion then turns to the perspectives and critical frames of the discipline. This volume is an essential teaching guide, and an invaluable entry point to the breadth and the possibilities of Ottoman history.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Figures\u003cbr\u003e List of Tables\u003cbr\u003e List of Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: A Life in Ottoman History Suraiya Faroqhi\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Sources and Structures: 1. Setting Off for the Archives Marc Aymes and Christopher Markiewicz\u003cbr\u003e 2. Literary and Biographical Sources Hatice Aynur\u003cbr\u003e 3. Chronicles and the Court: History Writing Ethan Menchinger\u003cbr\u003e 4. Letter Collections and the Central Bureaucracy Christine Woodhead\u003cbr\u003e 5. Whose Archives?: Legal Courts and the Question of the Written Document Yavuz Aykan\u003cbr\u003e 6. Visual Sources for the Study of Ottoman History Emine Fetvacı\u003cbr\u003e 7. Quantitative Data and the Economy Pınar Ceylan and Metin M. Coşgel\u003cbr\u003e 8. An Anthropologist among Ottomanists Nada Moumtaz\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Perspectives and Methods: 9. Rural History Stefan Winter\u003cbr\u003e 10. Labor History Can Nacar and Hatice Yıldız\u003cbr\u003e 11. Environmental History Chris Gratien\u003cbr\u003e 12. Social Networks Yonca Köksal\u003cbr\u003e 13. Digital History, GIS, and Spatial Humanities: Mapping the Historical Population Geography of Two Regions in Bulgaria, 1840–1934 M. Erdem Kabadayı, Grigor Boykov and Piet Gerrits\u003cbr\u003e 14. Ottoman Diplomacy Güneş Işıksel\u003cbr\u003e 15. Intellectual History Oscar Aguirre-Mandujano and Kerem Tinaz\u003cbr\u003e 16. Approaching Ottoman Cultural History: Affect, Performance, and Aurality Aslıhan Gürbüzel and Jacob Olley\u003cbr\u003e 17. Ottoman Science: Institutions, Genres, Materials A. Tunç Şen and Daniel A. Stolz\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Frames and Actors: 18. Imperial Edges and Those Who Live There: A Reconsideration of the Frontier in Ottoman History Isa Blumi and Güneş Işıksel\u003cbr\u003e 19. Capital and Province Marc Aymes\u003cbr\u003e 20. On the Shores of Empire Antonis Hadjikyriacou and Alexis Wick\u003cbr\u003e 21. Religion, Millet, and Nation Antonis Hadjikyriacou\u003cbr\u003e 22. Gender and Sexuality N. İpek Hüner and Başak Tuğ\u003cbr\u003e 23. Itinerant Ottomans: Refugees and Migrants as the Engine of an Empire's History Isa Blumi\u003cbr\u003e 24. Humans, Animals, Plants Yonca Köksal and Can Nacar\u003cbr\u003e 25. After the Ottomans? Alexis Rappas and Alexis Wick\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Middle Eastern history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Middle Eastern history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Middle%20Eastern%20history%20%5BHBJF1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52453577589016,"sku":"9781009087889","price":27.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009087889i.jpg?v=1785286987","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-companion-to-ottoman-history-paperback-softback-9781009087889","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}