| Subjects of the Sultan: Culture and Daily Life in the Ottoman Empire Contributor(s): Faroqhi, Suraiya (Author) |
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ISBN: 1850437602 ISBN-13: 9781850437604 Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company OUR PRICE: $36.58 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2005 Annotation: To date no book has explored the day-to-day life of the common people during the centuries of Ottoman rule. Suraiya Foroqhi here explores the urban world of the Ottoman lands from the Middle Ages to the early twentieth century. She describes the social significance of the popular arts and crafts of the period and examines the interaction among the diverse populations and classes of the Empire. She also brings to life the banalities associated with everyday life, such as bathing, the market, loving and grieving--all explored for the first time. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - Turkey & Ottoman Empire |
| Dewey: 956.101 |
| LCCN: 2006276100 |
| Physical Information: 0.92" H x 6.19" W x 9.22" (1.09 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The cultural heritage of the Ottoman Empire has traditionally been presented to us through its monuments and high arts. Our understanding of its culture has thus come from a world created by and for sultans, viziers and the elite of the Empire. But what of the world of the craftsmen and tradesmen who produced the monuments and artefacts? Or the townspeople who prayed in the mosques, drank water from the sebils or passed by the mausolea in the ordinary course of their lives? How did they live and die? To date no book has adequately explored the day-to-day life of the common people during the centuries of Ottoman rule. In this new edition Faroqhi explores the urban world of the Ottoman lands from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century, describing the social significance of the popular arts and crafts of the period and examining the interaction among the diverse populations and classes of the Empire. |