Governing the frontiers in the Ottoman Empire : : notables, tribes and peasants of Muş (1820s-1880s) / / Gülseren Duman Koç.

"Based on many previously unused sources from Ottoman and British archives, Governing the Frontiers in the Ottoman Empire offers a micro-history to understand the nineteenth century Ottoman reforms on the eastern frontiers. By examining the administrative, military and fiscal transformation of...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Superior document:The Ottoman Empire and Its Heritage Series ; Volume 79
VerfasserIn:
Place / Publishing House:Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, [2024]
©2024
Year of Publication:2024
Edition:First edition.
Language:English
Series:Ottoman Empire and its heritage ; Volume 79.
Physical Description:1 online resource (315 pages)
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:"Based on many previously unused sources from Ottoman and British archives, Governing the Frontiers in the Ottoman Empire offers a micro-history to understand the nineteenth century Ottoman reforms on the eastern frontiers. By examining the administrative, military and fiscal transformation of Muş, a multi-ethnic, multi-religious sub-province in the Ottoman East, it shows how the reforms were not top-down and were shaped according to local particularities. The book also provides a story of the notables, tribes and peasants of a frontier region. Focusing on the relations between state-notables, notables-tribes, notables-peasants and finally tribes-peasants, the book shows both the causes of contention and collaborations between the parties"--
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9004683046
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Gülseren Duman Koç.