This edited volume helps bridge the elusive gap between theory and practice in dealing with the issue of “security” broadly conceived.
Mobilization of Warrior Populations in the Ottoman Context by Virginia Askan
Virginia Askan looks at warfare and military service as forms of labor. She brings together the usually disparate fields of military and labor history and focuses explicitly on the Ottoman context.
The Ottoman Absence from the Battlefields of the Seven Years’ War by Virginia H. Aksan
This essay proposes several explanations for the Ottoman absence from the European battlefields, which include diplomatic neutrality, lack of military preparedness, and loss of control over provincial finances.
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