Author: Gabriel Piterberg
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520238362
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Combines a reinterpretation of the history of the Ottoman Empire in the 17th century with an analysis of the ways history is constructed by its participants.
An Ottoman Tragedy
Author: Gabriel Piterberg
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520238362
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Combines a reinterpretation of the history of the Ottoman Empire in the 17th century with an analysis of the ways history is constructed by its participants.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520238362
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Combines a reinterpretation of the history of the Ottoman Empire in the 17th century with an analysis of the ways history is constructed by its participants.
An Ottoman Tragedy
Author: Gabriel Piterberg
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520930056
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
In the space of six years early in the seventeenth century, the Ottoman Empire underwent such turmoil and trauma—the assassination of the young ruler Osman II, the re-enthronement and subsequent abdication of his mad uncle Mustafa I, for a start—that a scholar pronounced the period's three-day-long dramatic climax "an Ottoman Tragedy." Under Gabriel Piterberg's deft analysis, this period of crisis becomes a historical laboratory for the history of the Ottoman Empire in the seventeenth century—an opportunity to observe the dialectical play between history as an occurrence and experience and history as a recounting of that experience. Piterberg reconstructs the Ottoman narration of this fraught period from the foundational text, produced in the early 1620s, to the composition of the state narrative at the end of the seventeenth century. His work brings theories of historiography into dialogue with the actual interpretation of Ottoman historical texts, and forces a rethinking of both Ottoman historiography and the Ottoman state in the seventeenth century. A provocative reinterpretation of a major event in Ottoman history, this work reconceives the relation between historiography and history.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520930056
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
In the space of six years early in the seventeenth century, the Ottoman Empire underwent such turmoil and trauma—the assassination of the young ruler Osman II, the re-enthronement and subsequent abdication of his mad uncle Mustafa I, for a start—that a scholar pronounced the period's three-day-long dramatic climax "an Ottoman Tragedy." Under Gabriel Piterberg's deft analysis, this period of crisis becomes a historical laboratory for the history of the Ottoman Empire in the seventeenth century—an opportunity to observe the dialectical play between history as an occurrence and experience and history as a recounting of that experience. Piterberg reconstructs the Ottoman narration of this fraught period from the foundational text, produced in the early 1620s, to the composition of the state narrative at the end of the seventeenth century. His work brings theories of historiography into dialogue with the actual interpretation of Ottoman historical texts, and forces a rethinking of both Ottoman historiography and the Ottoman state in the seventeenth century. A provocative reinterpretation of a major event in Ottoman history, this work reconceives the relation between historiography and history.
Days of Tragedy in Armenia
Author: Henry Harrison Riggs
Publisher: Gomidas Institute
ISBN: 9781884630019
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Publisher: Gomidas Institute
ISBN: 9781884630019
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Giorgi's Greek Tragedy
Author: Pauline Hager
Publisher: Pauline Hager
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Conflict abounds in this epic novel of the long, fierce war for independence fought by the Greeks against the Ottoman Turkish Empire, set in 1821 to 1829. Two young teenage boys join the Greek Freedom Fighters to avenge the murder of their parents by the Turks. Story set in the rugged mountains of the Peloponnese region of southern Greece.
Publisher: Pauline Hager
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Conflict abounds in this epic novel of the long, fierce war for independence fought by the Greeks against the Ottoman Turkish Empire, set in 1821 to 1829. Two young teenage boys join the Greek Freedom Fighters to avenge the murder of their parents by the Turks. Story set in the rugged mountains of the Peloponnese region of southern Greece.
The Chief Eunuch of the Ottoman Harem
Author: Jane Hathaway
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108572332
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
Eunuchs were a common feature of pre- and early modern societies that are now poorly understood. Here, Jane Hathaway offers an in-depth study of the chief of the African eunuchs who guarded the harem of the Ottoman Empire. A wide range of primary sources are used to analyze the Chief Eunuch's origins in East Africa and his political, economic, and religious role from the inception of his office in the late sixteenth century through the dismantling of the palace harem in the early twentieth century. Hathaway highlights the origins of the institution and how the role of eunuchs developed in East Africa, as well as exploring the Chief Eunuch's connections to Egypt and Medina. By tracing the evolution of the office, we see how the Chief Eunuch's functions changed in response to transformations in Ottoman society, from the generalized crisis of the seventeenth century to the westernizing reforms of the nineteenth century.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108572332
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
Eunuchs were a common feature of pre- and early modern societies that are now poorly understood. Here, Jane Hathaway offers an in-depth study of the chief of the African eunuchs who guarded the harem of the Ottoman Empire. A wide range of primary sources are used to analyze the Chief Eunuch's origins in East Africa and his political, economic, and religious role from the inception of his office in the late sixteenth century through the dismantling of the palace harem in the early twentieth century. Hathaway highlights the origins of the institution and how the role of eunuchs developed in East Africa, as well as exploring the Chief Eunuch's connections to Egypt and Medina. By tracing the evolution of the office, we see how the Chief Eunuch's functions changed in response to transformations in Ottoman society, from the generalized crisis of the seventeenth century to the westernizing reforms of the nineteenth century.
Natural Disasters in the Ottoman Empire
Author: Yaron Ayalon
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107072972
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Yaron Ayalon explores the Ottoman Empire's history of natural disasters and its responses on a state, communal, and individual level.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107072972
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Yaron Ayalon explores the Ottoman Empire's history of natural disasters and its responses on a state, communal, and individual level.
The Kurdish Tragedy
Author: Gerard Chaliand
Publisher: Zed Books
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
This introduction to the Kurds ranges from the long-lost origins of the Kurdish people through to the latest twists and turns of post-Gulf War western policy. The book provides a detailed analysis of the political situation of the Kurds in contemporary Iran, Iraq and Turkey.
Publisher: Zed Books
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
This introduction to the Kurds ranges from the long-lost origins of the Kurdish people through to the latest twists and turns of post-Gulf War western policy. The book provides a detailed analysis of the political situation of the Kurds in contemporary Iran, Iraq and Turkey.
A Tale of Two Factions
Author: Jane Hathaway
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 0791486109
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Winner of the 2003 Ohio Academy of History Outstanding Publication Award This revisionist study reevaluates the origins and foundation myths of the Faqaris and Qasimis, two rival factions that divided Egyptian society during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, when Egypt was the largest province in the Ottoman Empire. In answer to the enduring mystery surrounding the factions' origins, Jane Hathaway places their emergence within the generalized crisis that the Ottoman Empire—like much of the rest of the world—suffered during the early modern period, while uncovering a symbiosis between Ottoman Egypt and Yemen that was critical to their formation. In addition, she scrutinizes the factions' foundation myths, deconstructing their tropes and symbols to reveal their connections to much older popular narratives. Drawing on parallels from a wide array of cultures, she demonstrates with striking originality how rituals such as storytelling and public processions, as well as identifying colors and emblems, could serve to reinforce factional identity.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 0791486109
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Winner of the 2003 Ohio Academy of History Outstanding Publication Award This revisionist study reevaluates the origins and foundation myths of the Faqaris and Qasimis, two rival factions that divided Egyptian society during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, when Egypt was the largest province in the Ottoman Empire. In answer to the enduring mystery surrounding the factions' origins, Jane Hathaway places their emergence within the generalized crisis that the Ottoman Empire—like much of the rest of the world—suffered during the early modern period, while uncovering a symbiosis between Ottoman Egypt and Yemen that was critical to their formation. In addition, she scrutinizes the factions' foundation myths, deconstructing their tropes and symbols to reveal their connections to much older popular narratives. Drawing on parallels from a wide array of cultures, she demonstrates with striking originality how rituals such as storytelling and public processions, as well as identifying colors and emblems, could serve to reinforce factional identity.
Genocide in the Ottoman Empire
Author: George N. Shirinian
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 1785334336
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 443
Book Description
The final years of the Ottoman Empire were catastrophic ones for its non-Turkish, non-Muslim minorities. From 1913 to 1923, its rulers deported, killed, or otherwise persecuted staggering numbers of citizens in an attempt to preserve “Turkey for the Turks,” setting a modern precedent for how a regime can commit genocide in pursuit of political ends while largely escaping accountability. While this brutal history is most widely known in the case of the Armenian genocide, few appreciate the extent to which the Empire’s Assyrian and Greek subjects suffered and died under similar policies. This comprehensive volume is the first to broadly examine the genocides of the Armenians, Assyrians, and Greeks in comparative fashion, analyzing the similarities and differences among them and giving crucial context to present-day calls for recognition.
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 1785334336
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 443
Book Description
The final years of the Ottoman Empire were catastrophic ones for its non-Turkish, non-Muslim minorities. From 1913 to 1923, its rulers deported, killed, or otherwise persecuted staggering numbers of citizens in an attempt to preserve “Turkey for the Turks,” setting a modern precedent for how a regime can commit genocide in pursuit of political ends while largely escaping accountability. While this brutal history is most widely known in the case of the Armenian genocide, few appreciate the extent to which the Empire’s Assyrian and Greek subjects suffered and died under similar policies. This comprehensive volume is the first to broadly examine the genocides of the Armenians, Assyrians, and Greeks in comparative fashion, analyzing the similarities and differences among them and giving crucial context to present-day calls for recognition.
The Ottoman Empire in World War I: Triumph and tragedy, November 1914-July 1916
Author: Stanford Jay Shaw
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Turkey
Languages : en
Pages : 1060
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Turkey
Languages : en
Pages : 1060
Book Description