Kate Fleet

Ebru Boyar

Osmanlı İstanbul'unun Toplumsal Tarihi

Gudrun Krämer

Denis Matringe

Everett Rowson

John Nawas

The Third Edition of Brill's Encyclopaedia of Islam is an entirely new work, with new articles reflecting the great diversity of current scholarship. It appears in substantial segments each year, both online and in print. The new scope includes comprehensive coverage of Islam in the twentieth century and of Muslim minorities all over the world.

Encyclopaedia of Islam Yearbook 2007-2019 Set

Suraiya Faroqhi

Reşat Kasaba

Metin Kunt

A comprehensive four-volume set relating the history of Turkey from Byzantium up to and including modern-day Turkey.

The Cambridge History of Turkey

Suraiya N. Faroqhi

Ibrahim Metin Kunt

Volume 3 of The Cambridge History of Turkey covers the period from 1603 to 1839.

Centred on the socio-economic life of Anatolia in the Ottoman period, this volume examines aspects of production, local and international trade, consumption and the role of the state, both at a local and a central level.

Making a Living in Ottoman Anatolia

Volume 2 of The Cambridge History of Turkey examines the period from the conquest of Constantinople in 1453 to the accession of Ahmed I in 1603. During this period, the Ottoman Empire moved into a new phase of expansion, emerging in the sixteenth century as a dominant political player on the world scene. With territory stretching around the Mediterranean from the Adriatic Sea to Morocco, and from the Caucasus to the Caspian Sea, the Ottomans reached the apogee of their military might in a period seen by many later Ottomans, and historians, as a golden age in which the state was strong, the sultan's might unquestionable, and intellectual life and the arts flourishing. In this volume, leading scholars assess the considerable expansion of Ottoman power and effervescence of the Ottoman intellectual and cultural world. They also investigate the challenges that faced the Ottoman state, particularly in the later period, as the empire experienced economic crises, revolts and drawn-out wars.

The Cambridge History of Turkey: Volume 2, The Ottoman Empire as a World Power, 1453–1603

This is surely a delight for any child who lives in Cambridge, or indeed has ever visited the city. The story is skilfully woven around many of the landmarks of Cambridge and will provide lasting memories of the parts of the city that a cheese-lover may frequent...

Monty Mouse of Cambridge Town

Discusses trade relations from 1300 to the fall of Constantinople, and their role in strengthening the Ottoman Turkish economy

The Merchants of Genoa and Turkey

European and Islamic Trade in the Early Ottoman State

By addressing the ways in which entertainment was employed and enjoyed in Ottoman society, Entertainment Among the Ottomans introduces the reader to a new way of understanding the Ottoman world.

Entertainment Among the Ottomans

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. 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.

Kate Fleet

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