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Book SynopsisIn this beautifully illustrated overview, Renée Worringer provides a clear and comprehensive account of the longevity, pragmatism, and flexibility of the Ottoman Empire in governing over vast territories and diverse peoples. A Short History of the Ottoman Empire uses clear headings, themes, text boxes, primary source translations, and maps to assist students in understanding the Empire’s complex history.
Table of ContentsList of Maps List of Figures List of Genealogical Charts Abbreviations, Dates, and Glossary Acknowledgments Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Early Ottoman Synthesis: Inheritors of Multiple Traditions 3. The Ottoman Emirate: Consolidating Power, Evolving Strategies 4. Ottoman Interregnum and Revival 5. Becoming an Empire: Tools of State 6. Reaching Imperial Heights: Sixteenth-Century Ottoman Empire 7. Life in the Ottoman Empire 8. An Empire Changing: The Balance of Power at Home and Abroad 9. Late Seventeenth-Century Ottoman Disruptions, Eighteenth-Century Intrusions and Exchanges 10. The “Long” Nineteenth Century: Reform, Change, and the Rise of Nationalism 11. At Empire’s End 12. The Empire at War 13. Epilogue: Ottoman Legacies and Turkey's Ghosts Glossary Credits Index
