Secondary Sources
Each week, we highlight a selection of secondary sources—be it a pivotal book or a groundbreaking academic article—that offers unique insights into a topic on the Ottoman Empire. These featured sources are chosen to inspire further reading and research, keeping our content fresh and engaging for all our visitors, from students to academics and history buffs.
Leslie Peirce's magnum opus is one of the most important and revolutionary sources on Ottoman history, specifically the history of the harem as an institution, and the women it revolved around.
Suraiya Faroqhi, Subjects of the Sultan: Culture and Daily Life in the Ottoman Empire, (London: I.B. Tauris, 2000).
Cemal Kafadar, Between Two Worlds: The Construction of the Ottoman State (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1995).
M. Şükrü Hanioğlu, A Brief History of the Late Ottoman Empire (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2008).