Daily Life in the Ottoman Empire (Daily Life Through History Series)

by Mehrdad Kia

Overview

This book provides a general overview of the daily life in a vast empire which contained numerous ethnic, linguistic, and religious communities.

The Ottoman Empire was an Islamic imperial monarchy that existed for over 600 years. At the height of its power in the 16th and 17th centuries, it encompassed three continents and served as the core of global interactions between the east and the west. And while the Empire was defeated after World War I and dissolved in 1920, the far-reaching effects and influences of the Ottoman Empire are still clearly visible in today's world cultures.

Daily Life in the Ottoman Empire allows readers to gain critical insight into the pluralistic social and cultural history of an empire that ruled a vast region extending from Budapest in Hungary to Mecca in Arabia. Each chapter presents an in-depth analysis of a particular aspect of daily life in the Ottoman Empire.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313336928
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	08/17/2011
Series:	The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

Mehrdad Kia is associate provost for International Programs and the director of the Central and Southwest Asia program at The University of Montana, Missoula, MT.

Table of Contents

The multiplicity of languages used in the Ottoman Empire and the varieties of spelling that were adopted throughout centuries present a number of problems, making complete consistency impossible. With a few exceptions, I have used the modern Turkish spelling system. I have not, however, applied Turkish spellings and pronunciations to non-Turkish words. Thus, Sharif (Arabic) has not been spelled as Serif (Turkish); and Shah (Persian), not Sah (Turkish).