TY - BOOK AU - Imber,Colin TI - The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1650: the structure of power SN - 9780230574519 U1 - 956.015 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - Power (Social sciences) KW - Turkey KW - History KW - BUEsh KW - 1288-1453 KW - 1453-1683 KW - Politics and government KW - Reading book N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Chronology -- The dynasty -- Recruitment -- The palace -- The provinces -- The law -- Taxation -- The army -- The fleet -- Some conclusions -- Glossary N2 - "A revised and expanded second edition of a highly-praised account of the structure of the government of the Ottoman Empire to the mid-seventeenth century. Colin Imber incorporates the latest research, and the text now also features a new chapter on taxation as well as an up-to-date bibliography"--Provided by publisher ER -