(P/B) BANDITS AND BUREUCRATS

Παρουσίαση

This is a rich book that skillfully blends primary archival material with an intelligent reading of the secondary sources. Revealing court cases involving the peasantry are woven in with a detailed analysis of the rise and decline of banditry. All of this is set against a clear and well written account of the classical Ottoman system and its transformation during the early seventeenth century. (From the publisher)

Περιεχόμενα

Preface
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - The context of the seventeenth century
Chapter 3 - Ottoman regional elites: Divided but loyal
Chapter 4 - Ottoman peasants: Rational or indifferent?
Chapter 5 - Celalis: Bandits without a cause?
Chapter 6 - State-Bandit relations: A blueprint for state centralization
Chapter 7 - Conclusion
Appendix 1 - The study area
Appendix 2 -Primary sources from the Ottoman archives
Bibliography
Index