Arabs of the Ottoman Empire, 1516-1918 A Social and Cultural History

Name: Arabs of the Ottoman Empire, 1516-1918 A Social and Cultural History
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ISBN: 9781107619036

ISBN-10: 1107619033

ISBN-13: 9781107619036

Edition: 2013

Authors: Bruce Masters

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The Ottomans ruled much of the Arab World for four centuries. Bruce Masters's work surveys this period, emphasizing the cultural and social changes that occurred against the backdrop of the political realities that Arabs experienced as subjects of the Ottoman sultans. The persistence of Ottoman rule over a vast area for several centuries required that some Arabs collaborate in the imperial enterprise. Masters highlights the role of two social classes that made the empire successful: the Sunni Muslim religious scholars, the ulama, and the urban notables, the acyan. Both groups identified with the Ottoman sultanate and were its firmest backers, although for different reasons. The ulama…

Book details

List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 4/29/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 276
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.902
Language: English