The Ottoman Empire was a multi-ethnic, multi-religious state encompassing most of the modern Middle East and for much of its existence ruled its peoples effectively. This study explores the unknown terrain that falls between the internal life of the community and the formal structure of the state.
The Ottoman Empire was a multi-ethnic, multi-religious state encompassing most of the modern Middle East and for much of its existence ruled its peopl...
The period of Ottoman rule in Greek history has undergone a dramatic reassessment in recent years. Long reviled as four hundred years of unrelieved slavery and barbarity under 'the Turkish yoke', a new generation of scholars, based mainly but not exclusively in Greece, is rejecting this monochromatic view in favour of a more nuanced picture of the Greek experience in the Ottoman Empire. This volume considers this new scholarship, most of it in Greek, and makes it accessible for the first time to a wider audience. Molly Greene also discusses the changing views of the Ottoman Empire more...
The period of Ottoman rule in Greek history has undergone a dramatic reassessment in recent years. Long reviled as four hundred years of unrelieved sl...