Arabs of the Ottoman Empire, 1516-1918 - A Social and Cultural History

Informationen zum Autor Bruce Masters is John Andrus Professor of History at Wesleyan University. He is the author of Christians and Jews in the Ottoman Arab World: The Roots of Sectarianism (Cambridge, 2001) as well as numerous articles and scholarly contributions. Klappentext This book discusses the role of Arabs in the Ottoman Empire for the four centuries that they were its subjects. Zusammenfassung Discussing the role of Arabs in the Ottoman Empire for the four centuries that they were its subjects! this book argues that both Sunni religious scholars and urban notables were willing collaborators in the imperial enterprise! and without their support the Ottoman Empire would not have ruled the Arab lands for as long as they did. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The establishment and survival of Ottoman rule in the Arab lands, 1516-1798; 2. Institutions of Ottoman rule; 3. Economy and society in the early modern era; 4. A world of scholars and saints: intellectual life in the Ottoman Arab lands; 5. The empire at war: Napoleon, the Wahhabis, and Mehmed Ali; 6. The Tanzimat and the time of re-Ottomanization; 7. The end of the relationship.

Product details

• Authors: Bruce Masters, Bruce (Wesleyan University Masters, Bruce Alan Masters, Masters Bruce
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.04.2013
• EAN: 9781107619036
• ISBN: 978-1-107-61903-6
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 230 mm x 14 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book; Ottoman Empire, HISTORY / Middle East / General, c 1500 onwards to present day, History of Religion, History: earliest times to present day, Middle Eastern history, Asian History, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards