The Politics of Households in Ottoman Egypt: The Rise of the Qazdaglis

ISBN-13: 9780521571104 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 218 str.

Jane Hathaway

Opis

In a lucidly argued revisionist study of military society in Ottoman Egypt, Jane Hathaway contends that the basic framework within which this elite operated was the household, a conglomerate of patron-client ties. Using Turkish and Arabic archival sources, the author focuses on the Qazdagli household, a military group that came to dominate Egypt. This pioneering study will have a major impact on the understanding of Egyptian history, and will be essential reading for scholars in the field, and for premodern historians generally.

Recenzje

'… this work is an important achievement and sets the study of Egypt in this period on a new path.' Reuven Amitai-Preiss, The Times Literary Supplement

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Egypt's place in the Ottoman Empire; Part I. The Household and its Place in Ottoman Egypt's History: 2. The household; 3. Transformations in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Egyptian society; 4. The emergence and partnership of the Qazdagli and Jalfi households; 5. The ascendancy of Ibrahim Kahya al-Qazdagli and the emergence of the Qazdagli Beylicate; Part II. Qazdagli Household-Building Strategies: 6. Marriage alliances and the role of women in the household; 7. Property and commercial partnerships; 8. The Qazdaglis and the Chief Black eunuch; 9. Conclusions.