The Politics of Households in Ottoman Egypt : The Rise of the Qazdaglis Hardback
by Jane (Ohio State University) Hathaway
Part of the Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization series
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In a lucidly argued revisionist study of Ottoman Egypt, first published in 1996, Jane Hathaway challenges the traditional view that Egypt's military elite constituted a revival of the institutions of the Mamluk sultanate.
The author contends that the framework within which this elite operated was the household, a conglomerate of patron-client ties that took various forms.
In this respect, she argues, Egypt's elite represented a provincial variation on an empire-wide, household-based political culture.
The study focuses on the Qazdagli household. Originally, a largely Anatolian contingent within Egypt's Janissary regiment, the Qazdaglis dominated Egypt by the late eighteenth century.
Using Turkish and Arabic archival sources, Jane Hathaway sheds light on the manner in which the Qazdaglis exploited the Janissary rank hierarchy, while forming strategic alliances through marriage, commercial partnerships and the patronage of palace eunuchs.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:218 pages, 10 Tables, unspecified; 4 Maps
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:28/11/1996
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- ISBN:9780521571104
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:218 pages, 10 Tables, unspecified; 4 Maps
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:28/11/1996
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- ISBN:9780521571104
