European and Islamic Trade in the Early Ottoman State - The Merchants of Genoa and Turkey

Klappentext International trade was of great importance for the Ottomans in the construction of their empire. Kate Fleet's book examines the trade links which existed between European merchants and their Muslim counterparts from the beginnings of the Ottoman empire in 1300 to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. By using previously unexploited Latin and Turkish sources! and by focusing on the trading partnership between the Genoese and the Turks! she demonstrates how this interaction contributed to the economic development of the early Ottoman state and! indeed! to Ottoman territorial expansion. Where other studies have emphasized the military prowess of the early Ottoman state and its role as 'the infidel enemy'! the book offers an insight into its economic aspirations and eventual integration into the economy of the Mediterranean basin. This is a readable! authoritative and innovative study which illuminates our understanding of an obscure period in early Ottoman history. Zusammenfassung By focusing on the trading partnership between the Genoese and the Turks! the author demonstates how this interaction contributed to the economic development of the early Ottoman state. The book considers the economic aspirations of the early Ottomans and their integration into the economy of the Mediterranean basin. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of tables; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Historical outline; 2. Money; 3. Commodities; 4. Slaves; 5. Grain; 6. Wine; 7. Alum; 8. Cloth; 9. Metals; 10. The fall of Constantinople and Ottoman-Genoese relations after 1453; Conclusion: the Latin contribution to the early Ottoman economy; Appendices; Glossary; Place names; Select bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Kate Fleet, Kate (University of Cambridge) Fleet
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.11.2006
• EAN: 9780521028455
• ISBN: 978-0-521-02845-5
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic C
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries