August 2016 faculty milestones
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“Forging Urban Solidarities: Ottoman Aleppo 1640-1700”
As with most empires of the Early Modern Era (1500-1800), the Ottomans mobilized human and material resources for war-making on a vast and unprecedented scale. A new book by Assistant Professor of History Charles L. Wilkins examines how the constant warfare challenged and reshaped one city’s social and political order. “I would say that this book offers a valuable historical perspective on our (Western) conception of Muslim society,” he said. Read more.
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Book offers historical perspective on Muslim society
As with most empires of the Early Modern Era (1500-1800), the Ottomans mobilized human and material resources for warmaking on a vast and unprecedented scale. A new book by Assistant Professor of History Charles L. Wilkins examines how the constant warfare challenged and reshaped one city’s social and political order. His book, “Forging Urban Solidarities: Ottoman Aleppo 1640-1700,” is part of a series on the Ottoman Empire by Brill Publishing.
“I would say that this book offers a valuable historical perspective on our (Western) conception of Muslim society,” said Wilkins, who joined the faculty in 2006. “We tend to view Muslim societies as monolithic, inherently militarized and inclined to violence, but looking more closely we discover complex societies with a plurality of interests, both peaceful and militant. As my book tries to show, civil institutions at the local level were among the most vigorous in debating the costs of war and, if necessary, resisting state demands for warmaking.” Read more
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