State and Peasant in the Ottoman Empire

Huricihan İslamoğlu, who approaches the concepts of modernization and orientalism from a critical perspective, which emphasize the stability of societies and economies outside the West, sheds light on the early modernity of the Ottoman Empire with her extensive research by delving into the first sources in The State and the Peasant.
State and Peasant, a detailed examination of production and population trends and taxation relations in rural and urban areas in the 16th century Ottoman Empire, reveals a social-economic transformation model that can shed light not only on the Ottoman Empire but also on the history of other Eurasian regions in the early modern period. . Drawing attention to the importance of internal trade in the Ottoman economic structure; The study, which emphasizes the effect of political preferences in determining commercial life and agricultural activities, describes the economic and social structure in the Ottoman Empire as "Oriental despotism".
It also draws attention with its different evaluations from other people.
The State and the Peasant, which has been a reference book since the first day it was published, is a unique resource for researchers and especially those who want to better understand the economic structure of the Ottoman Empire, with its revised and expanded edition.



Number of Pages: 376

Year of Printing: 2010


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Iletisim Publishing

Number of Pages: 376

First Print Year: 2010

Language Turkish