| Society and Politics in an Ottoman Town: ʿayntāb in the 17th Century Contributor(s): Canbakal, Hülya (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004154566 ISBN-13: 9789004154568 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2006 Annotation: This monograph provides a fresh insight into society, urban government and elite power in a little-studied region of the Ottoman Empire bridging Anatolia and Syria. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Islamic Studies - History | Middle East - General - History | Asia - General |
| Dewey: 956.4 |
| LCCN: 2006050606 |
| Series: Ottoman Empire and Its Heritage |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.58" W x 9.74" (1.24 lbs) 232 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book deals with a provincial town attending to its day-to-day business against the backdrop of an exacting war fought far afield against the Habsburgs (1683-99). The dynamics of long-term economic growth were temporarily disturbed by the wartime economy while realignment in center-periphery relations affected the local power structure and practices of status management. Meanwhile, the local elite continued to dominate public life, hence the lives of commoners. This study opens a window onto this world through a close examination of the court records of the town. |