A social history of Ottoman Istanbul / Ebru Boyar and Kate Fleet.
Boyar, Ebru.; Fleet, Kate.
2010
DR730 .B69 2010 (Mapit)
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Title A social history of Ottoman Istanbul / Ebru Boyar and Kate Fleet.
Author Boyar, Ebru.
ISBN 9780521136235 (pbk.)
0521136237 (pbk.)
9780521199551
0521199557
Imprint Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Language English
Description xxi, 354 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Call Number DR730 .B69 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification 949.61/8015
Summary "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.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author Fleet, Kate.
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Introduction
Conquest
The palace and the populace
Fear and death
Welfare
The consuming city
Outings and excursions
The hamam
The nineteenth century
Beyond the city
Chronology
Who's who.

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