Maps.- Preface to the Second Edition.- Chronology.- The Dynasty.- Recruitment.- The Palace.- The Provinces.- The Law.- Taxation.- The Army.- The Fleet.- Some Conclusions.- Notes.- Glossary.- Sources Quoted.- Bibliography.- Index.
'Colin Imber has expanded and updated his masterly survey of the Ottoman state down to the mid-seventeenth century to take account of important recent developments in the field, and to add a lucid account of the labyrinthine Ottoman taxation system. He has produced a valuable and informative study which manages to combine real in-depth insights into the institutions and the remarkably 'other' power structures of the Ottoman empire with a vigorous and often pithy style which wears its learning lightly. A must for all actual and wanna-be Ottomanists.' - Colin Heywood, University of Hull, UK 'Colin Imber's book remains the best overview of the early Ottoman institutions. The updates and the addition of a new chapter on taxation make it even better.' - Gabor Agoston, Georgetown University,USA, co-author of the Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire
COLIN IMBER was Reader in Turkish at the University of Manchester, UK until his recent retirement.
'Colin Imber has expanded and updated his masterly survey of the Ottoman state down to the mid-seventeenth century to take account of important recent developments in the field, and to add a lucid account of the labyrinthine Ottoman taxation system. He has produced a valuable and informative study which manages to combine real in-depth insights into the institutions and the remarkably 'other' power structures of the Ottoman empire with a vigorous and often pithy style which wears its learning lightly. A must for all actual and wanna-be Ottomanists.' - Colin Heywood, University of Hull, UK 'Colin Imber's book remains the best overview of the early Ottoman institutions. The updates and the addition of a new chapter on taxation make it even better.' - Gabor Agoston, Georgetown University,USA, co-author of the Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire
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