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The loss of the Balkans was not merely a physical but also a psychological disaster for the Ottoman Empire. This work charts the creation of the modern Turkish self-perception during the transition period from the late Ottoman Empire to the Turkish Republic.
The various strategies as to how the Ottoman sultans and the ruling elite tried to inculcate their understanding of authority and legitimacy into the Ottoman population are the focus of the articles in this collected volume.
Based on archival research, this work examines the Ottoman ancien regime. The author argues that the success of the regime was due to the articulation of a complex financial network revolving around central state elite investments and an Istanbul-based and supervised banking system.
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First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Muslim Civilisations Abstracts-Series Editor: Aptin Khanbaghi.
Part historical study, part travel memoir, The Ruins of Ani takes readers on a thousand-year journey back to the former capital of the Armenian kingdom, once world-renowned for its magnificent buildings. This new translation by the author's great-nephew, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Peter Balakian, eloquently captures the book's vivid descriptions and lyrical prose.
Classroom Instruction and Management not only helps students develop a basic repertoire of teaching models, strategies, and skills but helps them to understand their theoretical and empirical foundations and shows them how to study these behaviors in field-based settings. Key features of this exciting new text include the following: content coverage, research focus, practical guidelines, end-of-chapter activities, and strategy instruction.