We use cookies to offer you a better experience, personalize content, tailor advertising, provide social media features, and better understand the use of our services. Reading list general field exam political and historical. In the fall of 2016, professor barkey will be leaving new york and continuing her scholarship in a new position at uc berkeley as the endowed chair of. Shared religious sanctuaries in the ottoman lands karen barkey, haas distinguished chair of religious diversity, uc berkeley professor barkey is a major figure in comparative and historical sociology, whose work on the ottoman empire illuminates. A booklength work concerning the emergence of sharing at shared sacred sites. Karen barkey has forged an impressive career from a simple childhood fascination with empire. This article explores the relationship between religion and politics in the context of the recent debates on islam and religious fundamentalism. Karen barkey is the haas distinguished chair of religious diversity and professor of sociology at the university of california, berkeley. Empire of difference by karen barkey cambridge core. The ottomans in comparative perspective kindle edition by barkey, karen. Barkey examines the ottoman empire s social organization and mechanisms of rule at key moments of its history, emergence, imperial institutionalization, remodeling, and transition to nationstate, revealing how the empire managed these moments, adapted, and averted crises and what changes made it transform dramatically. Karen barkey is the haas distinguished chair of religious diversity at the haas institute for a fair and inclusive society and a professor of sociology at university of california, berkeley. Apr 02, 2009 karen barkey uses the example of the ottoman empire to explore the important question of why some imperial systems last so long.
Empire of difference assets cambridge university press. Karen barkey is professor of sociology and haas distinguished chair of religious diversity at berkeley, university of california. Karen barkey has been engaged in the comparative and historical study of empires, with special focus on state transformation over time. Karen barkey committee for responsible foreign policy. We can schedule appointments for many but not all upmc doctors and locations at this number. Breaking new ground plenumkluwer academic press, 2000 barkey, karen. Karen barkey, columbia professor and expert on empire, to.
February 29 empire karen barkey 2008, empire of difference. Karen is related to stephen barkey and joel m barkey as well as 6 additional people. Select this result to view karen joy barkeys phone number, address, and more. Yale university press, 2000, which was followed with some later additions such as karen barkeys empire of difference. The ottoman empire is the primary focus, illuminated by patterns of similarity and difference with the habsburg, roman, byzantine, and russian empires. I use the ottoman empire as an example of a polity that. Karen barkey is pursing different projects on religion and toleration. In her work, the ottoman empire becomes the explanatory model for the problematic of longevity.
The ottomans in comparative perspective was awarded the barrington moore award in. Use the link below to share a fulltext version of this article with your friends and colleagues. By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Moore, social origins of democracy and dictatorship. Political and social transformation in the early modern world 2010, yaycioglu presents the focus. She was previously a professor of sociology and history at columbia university. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading empire of difference. Raised in istanbul by a sephardic jewish family with a long history in the ottoman empire, barkey found herself invariably drawn to stories about the empire. Comparative historical sociology, religion and politics, and the politics of shared sacred sites. Organized and diffused religions and the imperial power. Karen barkey, columbia professor and expert on empire, to join the haas institute karen barkey has forged an impressive career from a simple childhood fascination with empire.
Cohesion and fragmentation in historical context barkey, karen, and murat yuksel. The ottomans in comparative perspective 2008 pages. Karen barkeys stunning book empire of difference 2008 analyzes centerperiphery dynamics to explain the evolution and longevity of the ottoman empire. Karen barkeys main point in this chapter is to refute the myth of the building of an empire by unorganized turkish raiders. Religions under the imperial control, and empires under religious control. Karen barkey has not only contributed to our understanding of empire she has derived from history lessons that are highly pertinent to the modern, postimperial. Karen barkey center for jewish studies university of. The ottomans in comparative perspective cambridge cambridge university press 2008. May 24, 2007 this article explores the relationship between religion and politics in the context of the recent debates on islam and religious fundamentalism.
Karen barkey examines the ottoman empires social organization and mechanisms of rule at key moments of its history. Dominic lieven was among those who paved the way with his empire. The muslim empires of the ottomans, safavids, and mughals. The ottomans in a comparative perspective, by karen barkey. To speak with an appointment scheduler, call 1800533upmc between 7 a. Barkey has written and edited several awardwinning books that were translated into greek and turkish. The ottomans in comparative perspective 2008 and baki tezcan the second ottoman empire. Her main empirical site has been the ottoman empire, in comparison with france.
The ottomans in comparative perspective, part i pp. Karen barkey has been engaged in the comparative and historical study of the state, with special focus on its transformation over time. In her work, the ottoman empire we use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. The ottomans in comparative perspective, cambridge, cambridge university press, xiii342 p. Her research focuses primarily on the ottoman empire and recently on comparisons between ottoman, habsburg, and roman empires. Karen barkeys recent monograph explores ottoman imperial genesis and success over the 600plus year sweep of ottoman history. And michael manns disturbingly illuminating study the dark side of democracy 2005 looks at ethnic clean. The comparative study of empires is undoubtedly one of the fastest growing fields since the end of the cold war. The ottomans in comparative perspective by karen barkey, american journal of sociology 116, no. Oct 04, 2017 situating his research in the context of recent reinterpretations of the nature of the ottoman empire by, for example, karen barkey empire of difference. While, concurrently, 2 karen barkey, empire of difference. Karen barkey phone, address, background info whitepages.
The third result is karen joy barkey age 30s in tustin, ca in the tustin neighborhood. Skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. In empire of difference, karen barkey criticizes the chronological rise and decline model that has been utilized traditionally to write about the ottoman empire, arguing that narratives stemming from this conceptualization are problematic because they tell history from the perspective of someone who already knows how the events end. The ottoman route to state centralization, 1994, cornell university press. Rueschemeyer, stephens and stephens, capitalist development and democracy. Karen barkey is professor of sociology and history at columbia university and director of the institute for religion, culture, and public life. This article examines the different methods employed in historical sociology through which historical macro social outcomes are investigated comparative, institutional, relational, and cultural as well as the enduring tension revealed by the mesolevel structures that often shape outcomes. The ottomans in a comparative perspective fikriye karaman. Karen barkey uses the example of the ottoman empire to explore the important question of why some imperial systems last so long.
Empire of difference by karen barkey overdrive rakuten. Most recently, she studied toleration, diversity, and accommodation in the ottoman empire, culminating in a book, empire of difference. The ottomans in comparative perspective is a comparative study of imperial organization and longevity that assesses ottoman successes and failures against those of other empires with similar characteristics. The construction of this formidable political apparatus of authority was not just the result of fire, plunder, rape, death and karen barkey. Situating his research in the context of recent reinterpretations of the nature of the ottoman empire by, for example, karen barkey empire of difference. I argue that too much attention is paid to the theological issues of islam, and that we should rather focus on the historical conditions that tend to produce religious tolerance or intolerance.
She is the author of empire of difference, a comparative study. She has focused on state society relations, peasant movements, banditry, opposition and dissent organized around the state. She has written on the early centuries of ottoman state toleration and is now exploring different ways of understanding how religious coexistence, toleration and sharing occurred in different historical sites under ottoman rule. Jane burbank and frederick cooper 2010, empires in world history. The ottomans in comparative perspective, published in 2008. It begins with a discussion of two major categories of historical sociology. The ottomans in comparative perspective is a comparative study of imperial organization and longevity that assesses ottoman successes and failures against those of other.
They have also lived in newport beach, ca and mason, oh plus 6 other locations. Barkey examines the ottoman empires social organization and mechanisms of rule at key moments of its history, emergence, imperial institutionalization, remodeling, and transition to nationstate, revealing how the empire managed these moments, adapted, and averted crises and what changes made it transform dramatically. Villages and regional structure in the seventeenthcentury ottoman empire. Karen barkey is the author of empire of difference 3. She also is the director of the center for democracy, toleration and religion cdtr, located at matrix social science. This book is a comparative study of imperial organization and longevity that assesses ottoman successes as well as failures against those of other empires with similar characteristics. Her work empire of difference cambridge up, 2008 is a comparative study of the.
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