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Part II - Perspectives and Methods

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2025

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The Cambridge Companion to Ottoman History , pp. 131 - 250
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  • Perspectives and Methods
  • Edited by Alexis Wick, Koç University, Istanbul
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to Ottoman History
  • Online publication: 31 May 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009086202.012
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  • Perspectives and Methods
  • Edited by Alexis Wick, Koç University, Istanbul
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  • Perspectives and Methods
  • Edited by Alexis Wick, Koç University, Istanbul
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to Ottoman History
  • Online publication: 31 May 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009086202.012
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