Ages to the early 20th century and examines the interaction among the diverse popula-tions and classes of the Empire, with their varying religions and ethnic backgrounds. Even the banalities associated with the everyday are brought to life: bathing, the market, loving and grieving are ali explored for the first time vvith scholarly rigour and fascina-tion for a disappeared world.

Delving into personal letters, court documents, wills, correspondence vvith Sufi masters and the travel records of seafarers and traders, Faroqhi has identified a broad range of areas where individuals were able to create a flourishing and vibrant urban civilization, even while politically the Empire was beginning its relentless decline. By presentiıig a new vision of Ottoman cultural histoıy, Subjects of the Sultan fills a huge gap and will fascinate not only historians of the Middle East but also social historians, students and discerning readers interested in history. 'Clearly and entertainingly written...provides a wealth of information/ Colin Imber, Journal oflslamic Studies '[Faroqhi] captures and retells the stories buried in the records, vveaving some sense of the ordinary and extraordinary into an accessible story for a literate audience.' ¦ Virginia H. Aksan, International Journal of Turkish Studies 'Paints a picture whose richness of detail contradicts the usual military-political portrait of the Ottoman Empire. it provides a new framework for cultural history of the later period.' Linda T. Darling, History Suraiya Faroqhi is Professor of Ottoman Studies at the Ludvvig Maximilians University, Munich, and the author oîPilgıims and Sultans and The Ottoman Empire and the VVorld Around it (both I.B.Tauris). Cover illustration: 'Guild of the Stıgar-candy Makers in the Procession of the Guilds' from an original painting in the Topkapi Sarayi Museıım, İstanbul

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