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Informationen zum Autor Cemal Kafadar is Associate Professor of History at Harvard University. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung This volume looks at the rise of the Ottoman Empire - the longest-lived political entity in human history - showing 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 the Eastern Empire. Inhaltsverzeichnis PREFACE CHRONOLOGY Introduction Background and Overview Identity and Influence in the History of Nations The Moderns The Rise of the Ottoman State in Modern Historiography The Wittek Thesis and Its Critics 2 The Sources Gaza and Gazis in the Frontier Narratives of Medieval Anatolia The Chronicles of the House of Osman and Their Flavor: Onion or Garlic? 3 The Ottomans: The Construction of the Ottoman State Strategizing for Alliances and Conflicts: The Early Beglik Into the Limelight and the Rise of Tensions Epilogue: The Creation of an Imperial Political Technology and Ideology LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS NOTES SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX ...
