Between Two Worlds: The Construction of the Ottoman State
Cemal Kafadar
(Author)
Description
Cemal Kafadar offers a much more subtle and complex interpretation of the early Ottoman period than that provided by other historians. His careful analysis of medieval as well as modern historiography from the perspective of a cultural historian demonstrates how ethnic, tribal, linguistic, religious, and political affiliations were all at play in the struggle for power in Anatolia and the Balkans during the late Middle Ages.This highly original look at the rise of the Ottoman empire-the longest-lived political entity in human history-shows the transformation of a tiny frontier enterprise into a centralized imperial state that saw itself as both leader of the world's Muslims and heir to the Eastern Roman Empire.
Product Details
Price
$38.34
Publisher
University of California Press
Publish Date
November 07, 1996
Pages
205
Dimensions
6.04 X 0.72 X 8.97 inches | 0.7 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780520206007
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About the Author
Cemal Kafadar is Associate Professor of History at Harvard University.
Reviews
"Kafadar contributes a distinguished addition to Ottoman studies with this thoughtful and thought-provoking discussion of the pioneer phase of Ottoman state building between the late 13th century and 1453. . . . It is a measure of the breadth and seriousness of his approach that his reflections on history, nationalism, and historic folk memory acquire an immediate relevance in the present context of the enormities occurring in those Balkan lands that were once among the Ottomans' oldest territorial acquisitions."--"Choice