Asset Details
Do you wish to reserve the book?
An Ottoman Century: The District of Jerusalem in the 1600s
Hey, we have placed the reservation for you!
By the way, why not check out events that you can attend while you pick your title.
Oops! Something went wrong.
Looks like we were not able to place the reservation. Kindly try again later.
Are you sure you want to remove the book from the shelf?
An Ottoman Century: The District of Jerusalem in the 1600s
Do you wish to request the book?
An Ottoman Century: The District of Jerusalem in the 1600s
Please be aware that the book you have requested cannot be checked out. If you would like to checkout this book, you can reserve another copy
We have requested the book for you!
Your request is successful and it will be processed during the Library working hours. Please check the status of your request in My Requests.
Oops! Something went wrong.
Looks like we were not able to place your request. Kindly try again later.
Book Review
An Ottoman Century: The District of Jerusalem in the 1600s
1997
Overview
These issues, as well as the integration of the district of Jerusalem in the emerging world economy and its political implications, make this study an important contribution to the comparative study of Ottoman and world history. In his detailed examination, Ze'evi uses Ottoman, Arabic, and Western contemporary sources and makes constant use of current research on the Ottoman empire, the Islamic world, and various aspects of the study of history in general. As a result, he helps to bring the study of Palestine and the Ottoman empire out of the margins of the historical debate. Within two centuries, the Ottoman principality in western Anatolia became a world empire, a major power to reckon with in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Mediterranean basin. There are several theories that try to explain how this particular dynasty reached these heights while others disappeared within a few generations. Among the reasons suggested is the Ottoman way of rule. While many studies focused on the center of the empire in its formative years, it is just as important to examine how, as the empire spread beyond its nucleus in later periods, the Ottomans dealt with newly acquired territories. With the conquest of the Arabic-speaking regions in the sixteenth century, the empire grew tremendously and became much more heterogeneous. Ze'evi's study is a detailed examination of how the district of Jerusalem evolved to become a typical Ottoman region in the seventeenth century. The study is based on Ottoman archival sources (both local from the Shari(c)a courts of law and from the central archives in Istanbul), Arabic contemporary sources, European travel descriptions, as well as modern studies. The book includes an introduction, seven chapters, conclusion, notes, bibliography, and an index.
