By using untapped Latin and Turkish sources, and focusing on the trading partnership between the Genoese and the Turks, Kate Fleet demonstrates how this interaction contributed to the economic development of the early Ottoman state and to Ottoman territorial expansion. Where previous literature has emphasized the military prowess of the early Ottomans and their role as "the infidel," this book considers their economic aspirations and their integration into the economy of the Mediterranean basin. This readable, authoritative study illuminates an obscure period in early Ottoman history.

By using untapped Latin and Turkish sources, and focusing on the trading partnership between the Genoese and the Turks, Kate Fleet demonstrates how this interaction contributed to the economic development of the early Ottoman state and to Ottoman territorial expansion. Where previous literature has emphasized the military prowess of the early Ottomans and their role as "the infidel," this book considers their economic aspirations and their integration into the economy of the Mediterranean basin. This readable, authoritative study illuminates an obscure period in early Ottoman history.

Using a wealth of contemporary Ottoman sources, this book recreates the social history of Istanbul.

The Third Edition of Brill's Encyclopaedia of Islam appears in four substantial segments each year, both online and in print. The new scope includes comprehensive coverage of Islam in the twentieth century and of Muslim minorities all over the world. This Part 2012-3 of the Third Edition of Brill's Encyclopaedia of Islam contains 49 new articles, reflecting the great diversity of current scholarship in the fields of Islamic Studies.

The Third Edition of Brill's Encyclopaedia of Islam appears in four substantial segments each year, both online and in print. The new scope includes comprehensive coverage of Islam in the twentieth century and of Muslim minorities all over the world. This Part 2012-4 of the Third Edition of Brill's Encyclopaedia of Islam will contain 46 new articles, reflecting the great diversity of current scholarship in the fields of Islamic Studies.

The Third Edition of Brill's Encyclopaedia of Islam appears in four substantial segments each year, both online and in print. The new scope includes comprehensive coverage of Islam in the twentieth century and of Muslim minorities all over the world. This Part 2013-3 of the Third Edition of Brill's Encyclopaedia of Islam will contain 63 new articles, reflecting the great diversity of current scholarship in the fields of Islamic Studies.

The Third Edition of Brill's Encyclopaedia of Islam appears in four substantial segments each year, both online and in print. The new scope includes comprehensive coverage of Islam in the twentieth century and of Muslim minorities all over the world. This Part 2013-1 of the Third Edition of Brill's Encyclopaedia of Islam will contain 64 new articles, reflecting the great diversity of current scholarship in the fields of Islamic Studies.

The Third Edition of Brill's Encyclopaedia of Islam appears in four substantial segments each year, both online and in print. The new scope includes comprehensive coverage of Islam in the twentieth century and of Muslim minorities all over the world. This Part 2013-2 of the Third Edition of Brill's Encyclopaedia of Islam will contain 53 new articles, reflecting the great diversity of current scholarship in the fields of Islamic Studies.

The Third Edition of Brill's Encyclopaedia of Islam appears in four substantial segments each year, both online and in print. The new scope includes comprehensive coverage of Islam in the twentieth century and of Muslim minorities all over the world. This Part 2014-4 of the Third Edition of Brill's Encyclopaedia of Islam will contain 49 new articles, reflecting the great diversity of current scholarship in the fields of Islamic Studies.

The Third Edition of Brill's Encyclopaedia of Islam appears in four substantial segments each year, both online and in print. The new scope includes comprehensive coverage of Islam in the twentieth century and of Muslim minorities all over the world. This Part 2015-1 of the Third Edition of Brill's Encyclopaedia of Islam will contain 61 new articles, reflecting the great diversity of current scholarship in the fields of Islamic Studies.