Daily Life in the Ottoman Empire
Bloomsbury Academic · Print & ebook · December 28, 2023
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- Who it’s for
- Explore daily life and pluralistic culture across the Ottoman Empire’s vast reach.
- Themes
- Ottoman daily life, Pluralistic society, Social and cultural history
- Genres
- Turkey & the Ottoman Era
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This book provides a general overview of the daily life in a vast empire which contained numerous ethnic, linguistic, and religious communities.The Ottoman Empire was an Islamic imperial monarchy that existed for over 600 years. At the height of its power in the 16th and 17th centuries, it encompassed three continents and served as the core of global interactions between the east and the west.
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And while the Empire was defeated after World War I and dissolved in 1920, the far-reaching effects and influences of the Ottoman Empire are still clearly visible in today's world cultures.Daily Life in the Ottoman Empireallows readers to gain critical insight into the pluralistic social and cultural history of an empire that ruled a vast region extending from Budapest in Hungary to Mecca in Arabia. Each chapter presents an in-depth analysis of a particular aspect of daily life in the Ottoman Empire.
Ottoman Daily Life
Explore daily life and pluralistic culture across the Ottoman Empire’s vast reach.
Come here for
- An overview of daily life in a multiethnic, multilingual empire
- Social and cultural history spanning Budapest to Mecca
Expect
- Chapters examining particular aspects of Ottoman daily life
- An empire that lasted over 600 years
Where it sits
| Turkey & the Ottoman Era | 99% |
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Publisher categories
- History
- How Cultures Work
- Authors
- Mehrdad Kia
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Published
- December 28, 2023
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Ottoman daily life · Pluralistic society · Social and cultural history
- Reading lane
- History