奥斯曼帝国与近代早期欧洲

Daniel Goffman’s The Ottoman Empire and Early Modern Europe challenges the traditional "orientalist" view of the Ottomans as a barbaric, purely militaristic power existing outside the boundaries of Western civilization. By analyzing the empire's political, religious, and economic institutions from a fresh perspective, the author argues that the Ottoman state was actually an integral component of Europe that shared many structural similarities with its contemporary Christian rivals. The text progresses from the empire’s frontier origins and the "bricolage" of its early state-building to its sophisticated role as a Mediterranean superpower linked to the West through vibrant trade networks and diverse subject populations. Central to this narrative are the biographical vignettes of Kubad, a fictionalized official used to personalize the historical record and illustrate the cultural fluidity of the early modern world. Ultimately, the work seeks to de-exoticize Ottoman history, presenting a "Greater Western World" where the histories of the East and West are inextricably entwined.