Approaching Ottoman History: An Introduction to the Sources: 0 - Hardcover

Faroqhi, Suraiya

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521661684 ISBN 13: 9780521661683

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 1999

Inhaltsangabe

In a state-of-the-art introduction to Ottoman history, Suraiya Faroqhi explores the sources and interprets them for students in the field and in related disciplines. In so doing, she demonstrates how documents were prepared and encourages her readers to adopt a critical approach to their findings.

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Críticas

'Some books are considered thought-provoking or required reading, some paradigm creators or 'five-star' books. Approaching Ottoman History belongs certainly the category 'required reading' and it is not far away from a 'five-star' mark.' Studia Orientalia

Reseña del editor

Suraiya Faroqhi's scholarly contribution to the field of Ottoman history has been prodigious. Her latest book represents a summation of that scholarship, an introduction to the state-of-the-art in Ottoman history. In a compelling exploration of the ways that primary and secondary sources can be used to interpret history, the author reaches out to students and researchers in the field and in related disciplines to familiarise them with these documents. By considering both archival and narrative sources, she explains why they were prepared, encouraging her readers to adopt a critical approach to their findings, and disabusing them of the notion that everything recorded in official documents is necessarily true! While the book is essentially a guide to a complex discipline for those about to embark upon their research, the experienced Ottomanist will find much that is original and provocative in its sophisticated interpretation of the field.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0521661684
• ISBN 13: 9780521661683
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 276