Economic Life in Ottoman Europe

Klappentext A painstaking study of Ottoman records! providing analyses of the economic! fiscal and demographic situation. Zusammenfassung Little was known about the Ottoman ruling stratum in their long domination over South-eastern Europe until well into the twentieth century. In this 1982 book! Bruce McGowan presents material concerning this neglected area. His painstaking study of Ottoman records provides convincing analyses of economic! fiscal and demographic questions fundamental to our understanding of the region. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; Preface; 1. Ottoman exports to pre-industrial Europe; 2. Men and land: south-eastern Europe during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; 3. Head tax data for Ottoman Europe, 1700-1815, Appendix: Official totals of head tax receipts held by the non-Muslim population of Ottoman Europe, 1700-1815; 4. A look at Ottoman fiscal geography: the tax house (avariz-nüzül) system, 1641-1834, Appendix: Statistical digest of the tax house system of Ottoman Europe, 1640-1834; 5. Chiftlik agriculture and fiscal practice in western Macedonia, 1620-1830; Conclusion; Notes to the text; Glossary; Author index; Subject index.

Product details

• Authors: McGowan Bruce, Bruce McGowan, McGowan Bruce
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.03.2010
• EAN: 9780521135368
• ISBN: 978-0-521-13536-8
• Series: Studies in Modern Capitalism; Studies in Modern Capitalism
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Europe, Economics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, C 1600 To C 1700, C 1700 To C 1800