TY  - BOOK
N2  - "Using a wealth of contemporary Ottoman sources, this book recreates the social history of Istanbul, a huge, cosmopolitan metropolis and imperial capital of the Ottoman Empire. Seat of the sultan and an opulent international emporium, Istanbul was also a city of violence, shaken regularly by natural disasters and by the turmoil of sultanic politics and violent revolt. Its inhabitants, entertained by imperial festivities and cared for by the great pious foundations which touched every aspect of their lives, also amused themselves in the numerous pleasure gardens and the many public baths of the city. The authors capture the lives of those who lived in this vibrant, violent, luxurious and cosmopolitan city through intimate portraits. While the book is focused on Istanbul, it presents a broad picture of Ottoman society, how it was structured and how it developed and transformed across four centuries. As such, the book offers an exciting alternative to the more traditional histories of the Ottoman Empire."--BOOK JACKET.
AB  - "Using a wealth of contemporary Ottoman sources, this book recreates the social history of Istanbul, a huge, cosmopolitan metropolis and imperial capital of the Ottoman Empire. Seat of the sultan and an opulent international emporium, Istanbul was also a city of violence, shaken regularly by natural disasters and by the turmoil of sultanic politics and violent revolt. Its inhabitants, entertained by imperial festivities and cared for by the great pious foundations which touched every aspect of their lives, also amused themselves in the numerous pleasure gardens and the many public baths of the city. The authors capture the lives of those who lived in this vibrant, violent, luxurious and cosmopolitan city through intimate portraits. While the book is focused on Istanbul, it presents a broad picture of Ottoman society, how it was structured and how it developed and transformed across four centuries. As such, the book offers an exciting alternative to the more traditional histories of the Ottoman Empire."--BOOK JACKET.
T1  - A social history of Ottoman Istanbul /
DA  - 2010.
CY  - Cambridge, UK ;
CY  - New York :
AU  - Boyar, Ebru.
AU  - Fleet, Kate.
CN  - DR730
CN  - DR730
PB  - Cambridge University Press,
PP  - Cambridge, UK ;
PP  - New York :
PY  - 2010.
ID  - 432978
SN  - 9780521136235 (pbk.)
SN  - 0521136237 (pbk.)
SN  - 9780521199551
SN  - 0521199557
TI  - A social history of Ottoman Istanbul /
LK  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0913/2009021482-b.html
LK  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0913/2009021482-d.html
LK  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0913/2009021482-t.html
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UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0913/2009021482-d.html
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0913/2009021482-t.html
ER  -