Author
Islamoglu - Inan, Huri(Author)
Publication Date
1994
Publication Place
Leiden ; Boston -
Brill
Subject
Agriculture and state > Turkey > History. | Agriculture > Economic aspects > Turkey > History. | Agriculture > Economic aspects. | Peasants > Turkey > History.
Type
Book
Language
English
Digital
No
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
312
Physical Dimensions
1 online resource (312 pages) : illustrations.
Library
American Research Center in Egypt - ARCE
Library Asset ID
HD1537.T9
Record ID
58476
Library Location
ARCE Library
Date
1994
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index. | State and Peasant in the Ottoman Empire studies the dynamics of Ottoman peasant economy in the sixteenth century. First, it shows that contrary to the conventional wisdom about the 'stationariness'of the Asian agrarian economies, Ottoman peasant economy witnessed substantial growth in response to population increase, urban commercial expansion and to increased taxation demands. Second, the book argues that economic development did not take place independently of political structures, of the state. This meant that in the light of the fiscal and legitimation concerns of the Ottoman state and contrary to the assumptions of the models of economic development, changes in population and in commercial demand did not result in the disruption of the integrity of the small peasant holding as the primary unit of production. The book develops these arguments in the context of a detailed empirical study of the economic trends, of the state rules or institutions that embodied the relations of revenue extraction, and of exchange in Ottoman Anatolia.
Sample Text
State and Peasant in the Ottoman Empire studies the dynamics of Ottoman peasant economy in the sixteenth century. First, it shows that contrary to the conventional wisdom about the 'stationariness'of the Asian agrarian economies, Ottoman peasant economy witnessed substantial growth in response to population increase, urban commercial expansion and to increased taxation demands. Second, the book argues that economic development did not take place independently of political structures, of the state. This meant that in the light of the fiscal and legitimation concerns of the Ottoman state and contrary to the assumptions of the models of economic development, changes in population and in commercial demand did not result in the disruption of the integrity of the small peasant holding as the primary unit of production. The book develops these arguments in the context of a detailed empirical study of the economic trends, of the state rules or institutions that embodied the relations of revenue extraction, and of exchange in Ottoman Anatolia.
Seri
Middle East and Islamic Studies - Book Archive pre-2000.The Ottoman Empire and its Heritage ;1.
