HIST 387: Topics in Global History

HIST 387-011: The Ottoman Empire
(Fall 2012)

07:20 PM to 10:00 PM M

Krug Hall 253

Section Information for Fall 2012

Who were the Ottomans that once ruled much of today’s Eastern Europe and Middle East? European contemporaries mostly called them simply ‘Turks’ but, in their own perception, they were the Rumis, successors to the Romans. It is no easy task to situate the Ottoman experience in any one civilizational category as it involves a host of diverse cultures, religions, communities, and institutions. Scholars characterized it in different ways, ranging from Weber’s ‘Oriental Despotism’ to Hodgson’s ‘Gunpowder Empire.’ Yet Ottoman civilization offers unique features as much as it manifests elements of continuity from earlier entities it incorporated. Once considered as only part of the national history of today’s modern Turkey it is now being studied in quest for a range of intriguing questions of modern historical inquiry. This course treats this complexity of Ottoman history in a survey that examines principal developments and institutions in areas ranging from government to economy and from arts to leisure. Lectures and readings include historical analyses by contemporary historians and primary sources left by the Ottomans themselves. Instructor: Huseyin Yilmaz

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Credits: 3-6

Study of historical topics or periods of special interest in global, Latin American, African, Asian, or Middle Eastern history. Notes: Topics announced in advance. May be repeated for credit when topic is different. May be repeated within the term.
Mason Core: Global Understanding
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies, Non-Western Culture
Schedule Type: Lec/Sem #1, Lec/Sem #2, Lec/Sem #3, Lec/Sem #4, Lec/Sem #5, Lec/Sem #6, Lec/Sem #7, Lec/Sem #8, Lec/Sem #9, Lecture, Sem/Lec #10, Sem/Lec #11, Sem/Lec #12, Sem/Lec #13, Sem/Lec #14, Sem/Lec #15, Sem/Lec #16, Sem/Lec #17, Sem/Lec #18
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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