{"product_id":"modernization-in-the-late-ottoman-era-hardback","title":"Modernization in the Late Ottoman Era - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume is a local history, focusing on the experiences of people and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecommunities as they navigated and enacted institutions and transformations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eassociated with modernization in the late Ottoman era. Focusing on\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe local political arena of a relatively small, predominantly rural and ordinary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esetting, this book examines two neighboring Western Anatolian towns:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYenişehir and İznik.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUtilizing rigorous historiographical inquiry and in-depth use of archival\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ematerials, this book sketches a dynamic picture of late Ottoman imperial\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epolitical belonging with the agendas and priorities of the countryside, where\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe majority of Ottomans lived. The monograph contributes to understanding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof modernization from different local perspectives by excavating the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eprovincial hinterland of the imperial capital. It uses a narrative technique of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eanalyzing certain local events to address larger structures and transformations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epertaining to the long 19th century in general and Ottoman history in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eparticular. As a “micro” study, it argues for the significance of individuals’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand social groups’ agencies, strategies and conceptions of their world in the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eunfolding of Ottoman modernization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering a vivid picture of local communities and their engagements with\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emodern political, social and judicial structures in the late Ottoman era, this\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebook will appeal to scholars and advanced graduate students interested in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecomparative imperial history, Ottoman history and Middle Eastern studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45600177914094,"sku":"9780367470913","price":227.2,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780367470913.jpg?v=1721465145","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/modernization-in-the-late-ottoman-era-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}