| Remapping the Ottoman Middle East: Modernity, Imperial Bureaucracy and Islam Contributor(s): Emrence, Cem (Author) |
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ISBN: 1784531618 ISBN-13: 9781784531614 Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - History | Middle East - Turkey & Ottoman Empire |
| Dewey: 956.101 |
| Series: Library of Ottoman Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.5" (0.50 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - Turkey |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As a result of the formation of the modern Turkish state, nationalist narratives of the Ottoman Empire's collapse are commonplace. Remapping the Ottoman Middle East, on the other hand, examines alternative and disparate routes to modernity during the nineteenth century. Pursuing a comparison of different regions of the empire, this book demonstrates that the Ottoman imperial universe was shaped by three distinct and simultaneous narratives: market relations in its coastal areas; imperial bureaucracy in the cities of central Anatolia, Syria and Palestine; and Islamic trust networks in the frontier regions of the Arabian Peninsula. In weaving together these localized developments, Cem Emrence departs from narratives of state centralism and suggests that a comprehensive way of understanding the late Ottoman world and its legacy should start from exploring regionally-constituted and network-based historical trajectories. Introducing a persuasive new model for understanding the late Ottoman world, this book will be essential reading for historians of the Ottoman Empire. |