From the historian's perspective, the Ottomans in their heyday could claim a more absolute monarchy than any of the truly European empires, a more successful record in quelling rebellion and the rise of national settlement, and the development and maintenance of more effective lines of communication between the centre and outlying lands. The chapters in this book were each written by a specialist in Ottoman history, and in combination they trace the steps by which the empire built on its fourteenth-century beginnings to the high point of its European power. The emphasis throughout is on the internal history of the empire and its relations with non-European states as well as with Europe; it is no longer possible or desirable to write merely from the point of view of the Western powers.
| ISBN | 0521099919 | | Pages | 256 | | ISBN13 | 9780521099912
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 330 | | Publisher | Cambridge University Press | | Language | English | | Imprint | Cambridge University Press | | Published in | Cambridge | | Format | Paperback | | Previous ISBN | 9780521208918 | | Publication date | 16 Sep 1976 | | Height (mm) | 216 | | Writer of introduction | M.A. Cook | | Width (mm) | 140 | | Library of Congress | DR486.H57 | | Spine width (mm) | 15 | | DEWEY | 956 | | Academic level | Tertiary education | | DEWEY edition | DC19 | |
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List of maps; Publisher's preface; Introduction M. A. Cook; 1. The rise of the Ottoman Empire H. nalcik; 2. The reigns of B yez d II and Sel m I, 1451-1520 V. J. Parry; 3. The reign of Sulaim n the Magnificent, 1520-66 V. J. Parry; 4. The successors of Sulaim n, 1566-1617 V. J. Parry; 5. The period of Mur d IV, 1617-48 V. J. Parry; 6. The reign of Mehmed IV, 1648-87 A. N. Kurat; 7. The retreat of the Turks, 1683-1730 A. N. Kurat and J. S. Bromley; Biographical note; Index.
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