Ottoman Empire
Local court, provincial society, and justice in the Ottoman Empire
This work covers the functions of Islamic courts within the framework of the late 17th- and early 18th-century Ottoman provincial administration, and explores the process of adjudication and dispute resolution through a juxtaposition of court records from two Anatolian towns, Can
Tocqueville in the Ottoman Empire
Based on three years of archival research, this work adopts a comparative framework in its examination of one of the least understood and more paradoxical polities of modern European and Middle Eastern history: the Ottoman ancien regime.
East Encounters West
In 1720, an Ottoman ambassador was sent to the court of the Child King Louis XV to observe Western civilization and report on what he saw and how it could be applied in the Ottoman Empire.
Janissary
The Janissaries comprised an \253lite corps in the service of the Ottoman Empire. It was composed of war captives and Christian youths pressed into service; all of whom were converted to Islam and trained under the strictest discipline.
Ottoman Empire CD-ROM Lesson Plan Set with DVD
Over the course of 600 years and the span of three continents, the Ottomans grew from a humble society to a powerful empire, making lasting contributions in art, architecture, and law that have sh...
Other Empire
This study provides copious historical context for the role the Ottoman Empire played in the development of imperial discourses in a time when the colonial holdings of Great Britain increased exponentially.