The later Ottoman Empire, 1603-1839 / edited by Suraiya Faroqhi.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 529-577) and index.

List of illustrations -- List of maps -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- Note on transliteration -- Chronology -- Introduction / Suraiya N. Faroqhi -- Ecology of the Ottoman lands / Wolf Hutteroth -- Political and diplomatic developments / Christoph K. Neumann -- An empire in transition -- Political culture and the great households / Carter Vaughn Findley -- War and peace / Virginia Aksan -- Public finances : the role of the Ottoman centre / Linda Darling -- The centre and the provinces -- The Ottoman centre versus provincial power holders / Dina Rizk Khoury -- Semi-autonomous forces in the Balkans and Anatolia / Fikret Adanir -- Semi-autonomous forces in the Arab provinces / Bruce Masters -- Social, religious and political groups -- The Ottoman ulema / Madeline Zilfi -- Muslim women in the early modern era / Madeline Zilfi -- The Ottoman Jews / Minna Rozen -- Christians in a changing world / Bruce Masters -- Making a living -- Capitulations and western trade / Edhem Eldem -- Guildsmen and handicraft producers / Suraiya N. Faroqhi -- Declines and revivals in textile production / Suraiya N. Faroqhi -- Rural life / Suraiya N. Faroqhi -- Culture and the arts -- The Ottoman musical tradition / Cem Behar -- Arts and architecture / Tulay Artan -- Ottoman literature / Hatice Aynur -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.