The long and elaborate past of the OttomanEmpire, encompassing a wide geographical area, presents a mosaic of knowledgeand acquisition of experience. Upon this complicated and plural nature, Ottomanhistory looks like a puzzle that requires a wealth of skills and approaches todecipher. The foremost step to achieve this sophisticated task is to go beyondthe borders of formalistic narratives and gain a multiplicity of perspectivesthrough collaborative studies. This book is one of the outputs of suchcooperation toward a more comprehensive Ottoman historiography.The first part, entitled "Religious Identities,Intercommunal Relations and Social Life", focuses on the communal structure ofthe Ottoman society. In this part, the transformation of the multilingual,multi-ethnic, and multi-religious empire and of the world around it isdiscussed on the basis of changes in social and administrative structures. Thesecond part, "Administration and Business in the Center or Periphery", consistsof the studies on the administrative instruments of the political and economicreforms in the 19th century Ottoman world and the way theseinstruments reshaped market mechanisms. The third part, entitled "PersonalDocuments, Public Prints and Medical Approaches", contains articles on personalnarratives, diaries, travel notes, and the Ottoman press. The final part, whichdiscusses the military and geopolitical strategies that the Ottoman Empirefollowed throughout its journey from a principality to an empire, is entitled"Warfare and Intelligence". In the book, a panorama of theempire’s lifestyle is manifested, and the course of history is outlined fromvarious perspectives. It analyses the story of the Ottomans based on variouspersonal, communal, social, economic, and military affairs.
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