The Ottoman Empire, 1700-1922 (New Approaches to European History) 2nd Edition

by Donald Quataert (Author)

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The Ottoman Empire was one of the most important non-Western states to survive from medieval to modern times, and played a vital role in European and global history. It continues to affect the peoples of the Middle East, the Balkans and central and western Europe to the present day. This new survey examines the major trends during the latter years of the empire, paying attention to gender issues and to hotly-debated topics such as the treatment of minorities. In this second edition, Donald Quataert has updated his authoritative text, revised the bibliographies, and included brief biographies of major figures of the Byzantines and the post-Ottoman Middle East. First Edition Hb (2000) 0-521-633281 First Edition Pb (2000) 0-521-63360-5

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"'A revised edition of one of the best short introductions to Ottoman history." --Cornucopia

"The new methodological approach is remarkable." --Archiv orientalni

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Second edition of an authoritative text on the Ottoman Empire.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press; 2nd edition (September 19, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 234 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0521547822
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0521547826
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.99 x 0.54 x 8.97 inches

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doc peterson

Well written, concise and clear

Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2009

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Donald Quataert's _The Ottoman Empire_ is a wonderful history of the late Ottoman Empire. The opening chapters ("Why Study Ottoman History" was particularly incisive, and should be required reading for anyone interested in the Near East) give an outstanding summary and introduction in just over 30 pages. No mean feat, it is testament to Quataert's skill as a writer of history.

The majority of the book, however, addresses the gradual implosion of the Ottoman Empire - the first half a broad overview of the policies and changes the Ottomans attempted to institute to slw its decline, the last half a closer look at the economic and social consequences and reactions to these polices. This organization works well.

The internal and external forces tearing the Ottoman state apart: ethnic minorities seeking nationhood, an increasingly conservative ulaema advocating for a return to "Islamic values", a decaying economic infrastructure and the great industrial nations of Europe pulling and pushing in an attempt to maintain political and economic stability - are clearly shown with a few specific examples to illustrate the point without the historical minutae that can bog-down the non-expert.

This is a well-written history that would be a marvelous companion piece to David Fromkin's A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East .

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C. Baker

Good Introduction to Topic

Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2004

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Quartert provides a broad sociological history of the modern Ottoman empire. For someone who knows very little about the Ottoman empire it provided a good flavor of the cultural and socio-economic make-up of the Ottomans. While the book is academic it is very well written, organized, and very assessable to the general reader.
The one drawback to this monograph, and this is not a criticism given that this was not the intent of the book, I did not come away with a very clear picture of the political history of the empire. Of course generalizations about politics, how the state was run, and its relationships toward European powers are covered - but if you are looking for a detailed political history of the empire this not the book to pick up.
Also, while there is a very short chapter on the legacy of the Ottoman empire at the end, it left me wanting much more. Especially since the Balkans and much of the modern day states that made up the Ottoman empire are today the flash point for ethnic and religious violence, from the former Yugoslavia, Israel, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Iraq.

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Beloved Charles

good

Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2019

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this book is short and informative. good for non-historian like me.

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CoolGramma

The Ottoman Empire topic Conquered!

Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2012

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I have been doing research on the Ottoman Empire for a book I am writing and looking for a quality book with the information that this book absolutely has. This is a fine book, well researched, immaculately documented and very well written. I recommend it highly to anyone interested in reading about one of the longest lived Empires that has ever existed in recorded history. Fantastic book for history connoisseurs.

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Wendell H.

which included a number of good maps, covered the OE from it's tiny start ...

Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2014

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It is a very well written book - aimed primarily at students/academics, and therefore was a bit more than I needed. I was basically just trying to find out what the Ottoman Empire was, as my impression of history was/is that a large amount of the current mess in the mid-east resulted from it's breakup. From this book and other sources, I generally concluded that the League of Nations and it's breakup of the OE, is what sowed essentially all the seeds leading to the current mid-east mess.

The books first three chapters, which included a number of good maps, covered the OE from it's tiny start in the early 1300's through it's heyday in the 1700's. It's economy, culture and society were all well covered.

All in all, a good buy. W.

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CHC AVL

Too many trees, not enough forest

Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2007

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The following comments apply to the First Edition - I have not read the Second. When I bought this, I was hoping for a 10000-ft overview of the Ottoman Empire, but I felt that I got something far more detailed and less big-picture than I had in mind. Yes I did learn things about the various periods of centralization and decentralization of power, and who held power and how, but somehow these details were never brought together into a coherent whole, at least to me. For an introductory work, I thought that the first 30% of the work was valuable, but the rest got more wordy and even empty as the book wore on. Here is an sample paragraph, cited in whole in the spirit of the "Fair Use" doctrine, from the chapter titled "Inter-communal Relations" near the end of the book:

"Surely residental patterns -- whether people of the different communities lived separately or apart -- provide a key to understanding intercommunal relations. The example of mid-nineteenth-century Salonia at first glance seems to suggest a pattern of segregation by religious community. The city map of Salonia at the time indicates separate Jewish, Muslim, and Greek Orthodox quarters and further depicts these respective quarters generally clustered together. Thus, thirty-eight of the forty-three Muslim quarters are concentrated in the northern part of the city, while eight of the twelve Greek quarters are in the central and southeast corner and all sixteen Jewish quarters in the south-central district. And yet, quarters of the three communities are scattered about, sometimes in the middle of quarters of a different community. Thus, one Greek Orthodox quarter appears right in the middle of a group of Jewish quarters while another is embedded among the Muslim quarters. Also, it is unclear if quarters designated as Jewish, Greek Orthodox, or Muslim held any persons of another religion. That is, we do not know if large numbers of Christians or Muslims resided in a 'Jewish' quarter in Salonica but we do know this was the case elsewhere in the empire."

Whoa, I hope you enjoyed reading that as much as I did typing it. I'm not saying the author wrote the wrong book -- but I did select the wrong book.

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