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Part III - Frames and Actors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2025

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The Cambridge Companion to Ottoman History , pp. 251 - 350
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  • Frames and Actors
  • Edited by Alexis Wick, Koç University, Istanbul
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to Ottoman History
  • Online publication: 31 May 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009086202.022
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  • Frames and Actors
  • Edited by Alexis Wick, Koç University, Istanbul
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009086202.022
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  • Frames and Actors
  • Edited by Alexis Wick, Koç University, Istanbul
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to Ottoman History
  • Online publication: 31 May 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009086202.022
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