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New Approaches to European History: Book 24
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Despite the fact that its capital city and over one third of its territory was within the continent of Europe, the Ottoman Empire has consistently been regarded as a place apart, inextricably divided from the West by differences of culture and religion. A perception of its militarism, its... read more
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People edit
- Bayezid I: Ottoman emperor, 1389-1402.
- Bayezid II: Ottoman emperor, 1481-1502.
- Thomas Bendysh: Add a description of this character.
- Charles V: Habsburg emperor, 1519-1556.
- Francis I: King of France, 1515-1547.
- Alvise Grimani
- Sokollu Mehmed Pasha
- Orhan
- Murad
- Kubad
- Muslim
- Süleyman
- Selim Ii
- Robert Frampton
- Goffman
- Osman
- Arbel
- Mustafa Pasha
- Pera
- Turk
- Kafadar
- Yakub
- Peirce
- Muhammed
- Halil
- Bernard Lewis
- Ecnebi Defteri
- Di Segura
Setting & Locations edit
- Albania
- Aleppo
- Alexandria
- Anatolia
- Ankara
- Baghdad
- Balkans
- Belgrade
- Bosnia
- Bursa
- Cairo
- Candia
- Corfu
- Crete
- Cyprus
- Dalmatia
- Danube
- Dubrovnik
- Edirne
- Egypt
- Famagusta
- Florence
- France
- Galata
- Genoa
- Hungary
- Istanbul
- Izmir
- Malta
- Morea
- Negroponte
- Netherlands
- Portugal
- Salonika
- Spain
- Syria
- Topkapi Palace
- Venice
- Christian Europe
- Islam
- Constantinople
- London
- Lepanto
- England
- Chios
- Italy
- New York
- Byzantium
- Middle East
- Vienna
- Dardanelles
- Persia
- Cambridge
- Jerusalem
- Rome
- Central Asia
- Transylvania
- Republic
- Paris
- Black Sea
- Atlantic
- Princeton
- Indian Ocean
First Sentence edit
Even the infidel comes to the fold of the faithful, but not the heretic dervish; the infidel has receptivity but not him.
Table of Contents edit
1. Introduction: Ottomancentrism and the West
2. Fabricating the Ottoman State
3. A seasoned polity
4. Factionalism and insurrection
5. The Ottoman-Venetian Association
6. Commerce and diasporas
7. A changing station in Europe
8. Conclusion: the greater western world
Glossary edit
- abode of Islam: Lands controlled by Islamic government.
- abode of the Covenant: Lands ruled by non-Islamic governments, but paying tribute to Islamic states.
- abode of war: Lands controlled by non-Islamic governments.
- alum: Metal used as a clarifier or purifier in various trades, especially in the tanning industry.
- apostasy: Repudiation of a faith, usually to embrace another.
- askeri: Ottoman ruling elite, administrative, military, and religious.
- balio: Envoy or ambassador; often specifically referring to a Venetian or Dubrovnikan representative in Istanbul.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 24 of 31 in New Approaches to European History. (publisher series)
Preceded by The Rise of the Public in Enlightenment Europe, and followed by Christianity and Revolutionary Europe, 1750-1830.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Daniel Goffman (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: May 2002
ISBN: 9780521452809
Page Count: 300
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: May 2002
ISBN: 9780521452809
Page Count: 300
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: DR486 .G62 2002
- Dewey: 956.1015
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