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Peasants into Muslims: Poverty and conversions to Islam in Ottoman Bosnia

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 2, Page 600-633, May 2026.
Abstract Whilst economic historians have invested substantial effort into understanding the economic consequences of religion, they have invested less effort into understanding the determinants of religious affiliation. The lack of knowledge about determinants of religious affiliation seems particularly striking in the case of Southeastern Europe ...
Leonard Kukić, Yasin Arslantas
wiley   +1 more source

Turkey's global strategy: introduction: the sources of Turkish grand strategy - ‘strategic depth’ and ‘zero-problems’ in context [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The dramatic changes in Turkish foreign policy and strategy in its regional and international relations in the fi rst decade of the new century stands in sharp contrast with that of its immediate past.
Walker, Joshua W.
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Wealth inequality and epidemics in the Republic of Venice (1400–1800)

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 2, Page 811-849, May 2026.
Abstract This article analyses wealth inequality in the Republic of Venice during 1400–1800. The availability of a large database of homogeneous inequality measurements allows us to produce the most in‐depth study of the factors affecting inequality at the local level available thus far for any preindustrial society.
Guido Alfani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mohammad ibn Mahmoud Shirvani, a Persian Immigrant Physician to the Ottoman Empire (9th Century AD), and His Medical Works [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Research on History of Medicine
The Ottoman Empire was established in the western neighboring Iran during the late 13th century and early 14th centuries. The relationship between the Ottoman Empire and Iran fluctuated between periods of peace and conflict.
Sobhan Ghezloo   +3 more
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The Abazans in turkish archival sources of the 19th century

open access: yesКавказология
The article seeks to demonstrate Abazins’ status and role in Ottoman Empire policies in the Caucasus, particularly the terrible events of their relocation to the Ottoman Empire during the “Caucasian War” of 1763-1864. Documents from the state archives of
Murat I. Mukov
doaj   +1 more source

Toxic waters: Ibrahim Hazboun and the struggle for a Dead Sea concession, 1913-1948 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
In 1930, the British Colonial Office signed a formal agreement with Moshe Novomeysky, a Jewish Russian mining engineer from Siberia and committed Zionist, creating Palestine Potash Ltd (PPL). This company was given exclusive rights over the extraction of
Norris, Jacob
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The historical regions of Europe: civilizational backgrounds and multiple routes to modernity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
A systematic typology or comparative analysis of European historical regions does not exist and there is relatively little literature on the topic. The argument in this paper is that a six-fold classification is needed to capture the diversity of Europe ...
Delanty, Gerard
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Rules for emigration of peoples of the Northwestern and Central Caucasus to the Ottoman Empire in the Russian documents of the 2nd half of the 19th century

open access: yesКавказология
The rules intended to regulate the emigration of peoples of the Northwestern and Central Caucasus to the Ottoman Empire in the 2nd half of the 19th century are contained mainly in the office documentation of Russian military and administrative bodies ...
Anzor V. Kushkhabiev
doaj   +1 more source

Avi Rubin, Ottoman Nizamiye courts: law and modernity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This article is a book review on Avi Rubin's study, titled "Ottoman Nizamiye Courts.
Somel, Selcuk Aksin   +1 more
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