The Other Faces Of The Empire

Author : Firat Yasa
Publisher : Koc University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-27
Category : History
ISBN : 6057685687

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The Other Faces of the Empire by Firat Yasa Pdf

Essays illuminate the lives of ordinary people who lived in the Ottoman era. Drawing from centuries-old court records, The Other Faces of Empire traces the lives of "outstage" people in vast empire lands. Each essay in the collection tells the story of an ordinary person navigating the Ottoman Empire. On this journey, we meet colorful and quite extraordinary figures: Deli Şaban, "naughty and haramzade" with his unsuccessful suicide attempts; Divane Hamza, who harassed the people in the village of Evciler in Bursa; Mâryem of Konya, who killed her husbands and buried them in the floor of a room of her house; Alaeddin from Skopje, who was captured by pirates; Nicolò Algarotti, a Venetian broker; and many others. The volume's micro-historical perspective strengthens its place in historiography, and moreover, it updates the historical record by sharing the overlooked stories of "ordinary" people and recording their names in the Ottoman historical literature one by one.

Author : Daniel Castro
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2007-01-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0822339390

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Another Face of Empire by Daniel Castro Pdf

Separating historical reality from myth, this book provides a nuanced, revisionist assessment of the friar's career, writings, and political activities.

Author : Colonel Mike Snook
Publisher : Frontline Books
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848326019

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Beyond the Reach of Empire by Colonel Mike Snook Pdf

In the early 1880s the Mahdi unleashed a spectacularly successful jihadist uprising against Egyptian colonial rule in the Sudan. Early in1884 Cairo bowed to British pressure to withdraw. Beyond the Reach of Empire describes how Major General Charles Gordon was despatched to evacuate Khartoum and turn the Sudan over to self-rule. It goes on to explain how and why the mission backfired, and then homes in on Sir Garnet Wolseley's planning and execution of the long-delayed Gordon Relief Expedition which arrived, according to popular myth, only two days after the city had fallen and Gordon had been killed.??Colonel Mike Snook's narrative is characterized by scrupulous attention to detail, an instinctive grasp of the period, and an intimate understanding of its setting. The author argues compellingly that the Khartoum campaign was mismanaged from the outset. The outcome is the exoneration of Colonel Sir Charles Wilson, the man cast in the role of scapegoat, and an indictment of Wolseley's generalship over the course of the last and most deeply flawed campaign of his career.??Full review available at http://www.warhistoryonline.com/reviews/beyond-reach-empire-wolseleys-failed-campaign-save-gordon-khartoum-review-mark-barnes.html (please copy and paste into your browser)??As featured in Wye Local Magazine.

Author : Adolphe Thiers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1856
Category : France
ISBN : PSU:000024005890

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History of the Consulate and the Empire of France Under Napoleon... by Adolphe Thiers Pdf

Author : John Matthews
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781119481560

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Empire of the Romans by John Matthews Pdf

Offers a broad range of texts spanning six centuries of imperial Roman history—Volume II of Empire of the Romans, from Julius Caesar to Justinian Empire of the Romans: From Julius Caesar to Justinian: Six Hundred Years of Peace and War, Volume II: Select Anthology is a compendium of texts that trace the main historical changes of the empire over six hundred years, from the death of Julius Caesar to the late Middle Ages. The second volume of Empire of the Romans, from Julius Caesar to Justinian, this anthology balances literary texts with other documentary, legal, and epigraphic sources. Acclaimed author John Matthews presents texts that reflect individual, first-person experiences rather than those from historians outside of the time periods of which they write. Each selection includes an introduction, annotations on points of interest, author commentary, and suggestions for further reading. Excerpts are organized thematically to help readers understand their meaning without requiring an extensive knowledge of context. Six sections—running in parallel to the structure and content to Volume I—explore the topics such as the building of the empire, Pax Romana, the new empire of Diocletian and Constantine, and barbarian invasions and the fall of the Western Empire. Selected texts span a wide array of subjects ranging from political discourse and Roman law, to firsthand accounts of battle and military service, to the civic life and entertainment of ordinary citizens. This volume: Covers a vast chronological and topical range Includes introductory essays to each selected text to explain key points, present problems of interpretation, and guides readers to further literature Balances the different categories and languages of original texts Enables easy cross-reference to Volume I Minimizes the use of technical language in favor of plain-English forms Whether used as a freestanding work or as a complement to Volume I, the Select Anthology is an ideal resource for students in Roman history survey courses as well as interested general readers seeking a wide-ranging collection of readings on the subject.

Author : Tom Shanley
Publisher : Tom Shanley
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780615259291

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Dominion: Dawn of the Mongol Empire by Tom Shanley Pdf

Author : Adolphe Thiers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1852
Category : Electronic
ISBN : RUTGERS:39030019655820

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History of the consulate and the empire forming a sequel to "The history of the French revolution" by Adolphe Thiers Pdf

Author : Steve Perry
Publisher : Random House Worlds
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307796349

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Shadows of the Empire: Star Wars Legends by Steve Perry Pdf

Shadows of the Empire illuminates the shadowy outlines of a criminal conspiracy that exists in the background of the events in the movies, ruled by a character new to us. Prince Xizor is a mastermind of evil who dares to oppose one of the best-known fictional villains of all time: Darth Vader. The story involves all the featured Star Wars movie characters, plus Emperor Palpatine and, of course, Lord Vader himself. Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!

Author : Nick Turse
Publisher : Haymarket Books
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781608463114

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The Changing Face of Empire by Nick Turse Pdf

Following the failures of the Iraq and Afghan wars, as well as “military lite” methods and counterinsurgency, the Pentagon is pioneering a new brand of global warfare predicated on special ops, drones, spy games, civilian soldiers, and cyberwarfare. It may sound like a safer, saner war-fighting. In reality, it will prove anything but, as Turse's pathbreaking reportage makes clear.

Author : Simonetta Ponchia,Giovanni Lanfranchi
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110690767

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The Neo-Assyrian Empire by Simonetta Ponchia,Giovanni Lanfranchi Pdf

The ancient historians considered the Assyrian empire the crucial starting point of a new political system which was adopted by later empires. In modern historical research, this problem still needs to be investigated in a global perspective that studies the development of the imperial model through ages. Abundant epigraphical and archaeological sources can be used in investigating the expansionistic tacticts, the control structures, and the administrative procedures implemented by the Assyrians through a continuous effort of adaptation to evolving situations and changing needs. The book provides an updated outline of the history of the Assyrian empire and its neighbours, a detailed analysis of the technical and ideological aspects of the construction of the Assyrian empire, and of its long-lasting legacy in the Near East and in the West. For its broad theoretical framework, which includes the reference to studies of ancient and modern empires and imperialism, the book is intended not only for the specialists of Ancient Near Eastern history, but also for a wider public of Classical and Medieval historians and of historians interested in world and global history.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Textor Verlag
Page : 729 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783938402153

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The Treatment of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire by Anonim Pdf

Author : Piers Brendon
Publisher : Random House
Page : 842 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2010-07-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781409077961

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The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire by Piers Brendon Pdf

No empire has been larger or more diverse than the British Empire. At its apogee in the 1930s, 42 million Britons governed 500 million foreign subjects. Britannia ruled the waves and a quarter of the earth's surface was painted red on the map. Yet no empire (except the Russian) disappeared more swiftly. Within a generation this mighty structure collapsed, often amid bloodshed, leaving behind a scatter of sea-girt dependencies and a ghost of an empire, the Commonwealth, overshadowed by Imperial America. It left a contested legacy: at best a sporting spirit, a legal code and a near-universal language; at worst, failed states and internecine strife. Full of vivid particulars, brief lives, telling anecdotes, comic episodes, symbolic moments and illustrative vignettes, The Decline and Fall of the British Empire is popular history at its scholarly best.

Author : Zillah Eisenstein
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781848136076

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Against Empire by Zillah Eisenstein Pdf

In Against Empire, Zillah Eisenstein extends her critique of neoliberal globalization and its capture of democratic possibilities. Faced with an aggressive American empire hostage to ideological extremism and violently promoting the narrowest of its interests around the globe, Eisenstein urgently looks to a global anti-war movement to counter U.S. power. Looking beyond the distortions of mainstream history, Eisenstein detects the silencing of racialized, sex/gendered and classed ways of seeing. Against Empire insists that 'the' so-called West is as much fiction as reality, while the sexualized black slave trade emerges as an early form of globalization. 'The' West and western feminisms do not monopolize authorship; there is a need for plural understandings of feminisms as other-than-western. Black America, India, the Islamic world and Africa envision unique conceptions of what it is to be fully, 'polyversally', human. Professor Eisenstein offers a rich picture of women's activism across the globe today. If there is to be hope of a more peaceful, more just and happier world, it lies, she believes, in the understandings and activism of women today.

Author : Fred Saberhagen
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429980197

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Empire of the East by Fred Saberhagen Pdf

In the distant future, society has crumbled. Dark forces now rule the land, keeping all humans under their oppressive thumbs. In the darkness of the shadows and whispered on the winds, there is talk of a rebellion. In the swamps, a small band has formed. Determined to regain their freedom, the rebellion, heavily outnumbered, plans to overthrow an army of thousands . . . with the help of one incredible weapon. It is only a legend, a story left over from the Old World before magic and the wizards came to the land. A weapon of technology. It is the mystical Elephant, and whoever masters it holds the key to freedom, or defeat. One young man, determined to avenge the death of his family, sets out to join the rebellion and find Elephant. What he discovers will change everything. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Carl Trocki
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135118990

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Opium, Empire and the Global Political Economy by Carl Trocki Pdf

Drug epidemics are clearly not just a peculiar feature of modern life; the opium trade in the nineteenth century tells us a great deal about Asian herion traffic today. In an age when we are increasingly aware of large scale drug use, this book takes a long look at the history of our relationship with mind-altering substances. Engagingly written, with lay readers as much as specialists in mind, this book will be fascinating reading for historians, social scientists, as well as those involved in Asian studies, or economic history.