The Ottoman Empire was one of the most important
non-Western states to survive from medieval to
modern times, and played a vital role in European
and global history. It continues to affect the
peoples of the Middle East, the Balkans and
central and western Europe to the present day.
This new survey examines the major trends during
the latter years of the empire, paying attention
to gender issues and to hotly-debated topics such
as the treatment of minorities. In this second
edition, Donald Quataert has updated his
authoritative text, revised the bibliographies,
and included brief biographies of major figures
of the Byzantines and the post-Ottoman Middle East.