Ottoman Rule in Damascus, 1708-1758

ISBN: 9780691616001 出版年：2014 页码：237 Barbir, Karl K Princeton University Press

On the basis of new evidence from the ottoman archives in istanbul, karl barbir challenges the current interpretation of ottoman rule in damascus during the eighteenth century. He argues that the prevailing themes of decline and stagnation--usually applied to the entire century--in fact apply only to the latter half of the century. This discovery, he contends, affords a more balanced and realistic view of the near east's ottoman past than previous studies have suggested. Originally published in 1980. The princeton legacy library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of princeton university press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions.