How Long to Read The Nature of the Early Ottoman State

How Long Does it Take to Read The Nature of the Early Ottoman State?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 30 minutes to read The Nature of the Early Ottoman State by Heath W. Lowry

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

A revisionist interpretation of the early origins of the Ottoman Empire. Drawing on surviving documents from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, The Nature of the Early Ottoman State provides a revisionist approach to the study of the formative years of the Ottoman Empire. Challenging the predominant view that a desire to spread Islam accounted for Ottoman success during the fourteenth-century advance into Southeastern Europe, Lowry argues that the primary motivation was a desire for booty and slaves. The early Ottomans were a plundering confederacy, open to anyone (Muslim or Christian) who could meaningfully contribute to this goal. It was this lack of a strict religious orthodoxy, and a willingness to preserve local customs and practices, that allowed the Ottomans to gain and maintain support. Later accounts were written to buttress what had become the self-image of the dynasty following its incorporation of the heartland of the Islamic world in the sixteenth century. Heath W. Lowry is Atatürk Professor of Ottoman and Modern Turkish Studies at Princeton University and the author of Studies in Defterology: Ottoman Society in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries.

How long is The Nature of the Early Ottoman State?

The Nature of the Early Ottoman State by Heath W. Lowry is 210 pages long, and a total of 52,500 words.

This makes it 71% the length of the average book. It also has 64% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Nature of the Early Ottoman State Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 46 minutes to read The Nature of the Early Ottoman State aloud.

What Reading Level is The Nature of the Early Ottoman State?

The Nature of the Early Ottoman State is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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