The Arab Lands under Ottoman Rule assesses the effects of Ottoman rule on the Arab Lands of Egypt, Greater Syria, Iraq and Yemen between 1516 and 1800. It is a unique and essential resource for students of early modern Ottoman history and the early modern Middle East.
Eunuchs were a common feature of virtually all Islamic empires yet remain mysterious to modern scholars. Using a wide range of... Læs mere
In this 1996 study of military society in Ottoman Egypt, Jane Hathaway contends that the basic framework within which this elite... Læs mere