{"product_id":"the-ottomans-and-eastern-europe-michal-wasiucionek-9780755638536","title":"The Ottomans and Eastern Europe: Borders and Political Patronage in the Early Modern World","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the seventeenth century, previously peaceful relations between the Ottoman Empire and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth deteriorated into a series of military confrontations over the principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia. Although scholars have generally interpreted this rivalry in terms of conflicting geopolitical interests, this state-centred approach ignores one of the most important developments of the period: the devolution of power away from rulers and formal institutions towards political factions. Drawing on Ottoman, Polish and Romanian sources, \u003ci\u003eThe Ottomans and Eastern Europe\u003c\/i\u003e explores the complex interplay between regional politics and the rise of factionalism, focusing on cross-border patronage between Ottoman, Polish-Lithuanian and Moldavian elites. By approaching the history of the region from a factional, rather than state-centred perspective, this book investigates an alternative geography of power, defined by personal interactions that straddled religious, political and social boundaries between the elites. Wasiucionek reveals the way in which these interactions not only shaped the Ottoman-Polish rivalry over Moldavia, but also influenced political culture throughout the region. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished in Association with the British Institute at Ankara.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michal Wasiucionek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0755638530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780755638536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/24\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.62d","brand":"Michal Wasiucionek","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43982878638335,"sku":"9780755638536","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_89c375c7-1430-4716-b34e-81ad707ce56b.jpg?v=1683263485","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ottomans-and-eastern-europe-michal-wasiucionek-9780755638536","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}