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9781784531614 English 1784531618 As a result of the formation of the modern Turkish state, nationalist narratives of the Ottoman Empire s collapse are commonplace. Remapping the Ottoman Middle East, on the other hand, examines alternative and disparate routes to modernity during the nineteenth century. Pursuing a comparison of different regions of the empire, this book demonstrates that the Ottoman imperial universe was shaped by three distinct and simultaneous narratives: market relations in its coastal areas; imperial bureaucracy in the cities of central Anatolia, Syria and Palestine; and Islamic trust networks in the frontier regions of the Arabian Peninsula. In weaving together these localized developments, Cem Emrence departs from narratives of state centralism and suggests that a comprehensive way of understanding the late Ottoman world and its legacy should start from exploring regionally-constituted and network-based historical trajectories. Introducing a persuasive new model for understanding the late Ottoman world, this book will be essential reading for historians of the Ottoman Empire.", Nationalist narratives of the Ottoman Empire's collapse are commonplace. Remapping the Ottoman Middle East examines alternative and disparate routes to modernity during the nineteenth century. Pursuing a comparison of different regions of the Empire, this book demonstrates that the Ottoman imperial universe was shaped by market relations on the coast; imperial bureaucracy in the interior; and religious trust networks on the frontier. This gave rise to three different ruling systems - contested rule on the coast where non-Muslim middle classes enjoyed the spoils of foreign trade but had limited political leverage with the Ottoman state; consensual rule in the interior where the hegemony of the late Ottoman state was backed up by bureaucratic institutions, domestic markets and a powerful urban Sunni bloc; and thin rule in the frontier regions - where rural-religious leaderships, operating on protection rents, continually clashed with the Ottoman state over centralization. Remapping the Ottoman Middle East provides a truly interdisciplinary account that operates at the interstices of global history, late Ottoman studies, and social sciences. Introducing a persuasive new model for understanding the late Ottoman world, this book has become essential reading for historians of the Ottoman Empire and the nineteenth century. Book jacket.
9781784531614 English 1784531618 As a result of the formation of the modern Turkish state, nationalist narratives of the Ottoman Empire s collapse are commonplace. Remapping the Ottoman Middle East, on the other hand, examines alternative and disparate routes to modernity during the nineteenth century. Pursuing a comparison of different regions of the empire, this book demonstrates that the Ottoman imperial universe was shaped by three distinct and simultaneous narratives: market relations in its coastal areas; imperial bureaucracy in the cities of central Anatolia, Syria and Palestine; and Islamic trust networks in the frontier regions of the Arabian Peninsula. In weaving together these localized developments, Cem Emrence departs from narratives of state centralism and suggests that a comprehensive way of understanding the late Ottoman world and its legacy should start from exploring regionally-constituted and network-based historical trajectories. Introducing a persuasive new model for understanding the late Ottoman world, this book will be essential reading for historians of the Ottoman Empire.", Nationalist narratives of the Ottoman Empire's collapse are commonplace. Remapping the Ottoman Middle East examines alternative and disparate routes to modernity during the nineteenth century. Pursuing a comparison of different regions of the Empire, this book demonstrates that the Ottoman imperial universe was shaped by market relations on the coast; imperial bureaucracy in the interior; and religious trust networks on the frontier. This gave rise to three different ruling systems - contested rule on the coast where non-Muslim middle classes enjoyed the spoils of foreign trade but had limited political leverage with the Ottoman state; consensual rule in the interior where the hegemony of the late Ottoman state was backed up by bureaucratic institutions, domestic markets and a powerful urban Sunni bloc; and thin rule in the frontier regions - where rural-religious leaderships, operating on protection rents, continually clashed with the Ottoman state over centralization. Remapping the Ottoman Middle East provides a truly interdisciplinary account that operates at the interstices of global history, late Ottoman studies, and social sciences. Introducing a persuasive new model for understanding the late Ottoman world, this book has become essential reading for historians of the Ottoman Empire and the nineteenth century. Book jacket.