List of Maps and Illustrations

A Note on Transliteration

Preface

Introduction

The Emergence of an Empire

PART I Culture: How it was Created and Disseminated

The Economic and Social Structure of the Ottoman Empire in Early Modern Times

Images of the World and the Times

Borders and Those Who Crossed Them

Women's Culture

PART II The Arts

Architects, Pious Foundations and Architectural Aesthetics

Town Life: Urban Identity and Lifestyle

Ceremonies, Festivals and the Decorative Arts

Readers, Writers and Storytellers

Food, Drink and Sociability

PART III Cultural Change

Crises and New Beginnings, 1770--1839

Elegance Alafranga, Social Criticism and Tomatoes: Transformations in the Culture of the Ottoman Upper Class, 1840--1914

In Conclusion

Notes

Chronology

Bibliography

Index