Natural Disasters in the Ottoman Empire - Plague, Famine, and Other Misfortunes (Paperback)

This book explores the history of natural disasters in the Ottoman Empire and the responses to them on the state, communal, and individual levels. Yaron Ayalon argues that religious boundaries between Muslims and non-Muslims were far less significant in Ottoman society than commonly believed. Furthermore, the emphasis on Islamic principles and the presence of Islamic symbols in the public domain were measures the state took to enhance its reputation and political capital - occasional discrimination of non-Muslims was only a by-product of these measures. This study sheds new light on flight and behavioral patterns in response to impending disasters by combining historical evidence with studies in social psychology and sociology. Employing an approach that mixes environmental and social history with the psychology of disasters, this work asserts that the handling of such disasters was crucial to both the rise and the fall of the Ottoman Empire.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2017
Authors:	Yaron Ayalon
Dimensions:	230 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	263
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-42129-5
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmentalist thought & ideology Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
LSN:	1-107-42129-2
Barcode:	9781107421295

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