Plague and empire in the early modern Mediterranean world: the Ottoman experience, 1347-1600

Introduction

Part I. Plague : history and historiography. A natural history of plague

Plague in Ottomanist and non-Ottomanist historiography

The Black Death and its aftermath (1347-1453)

Part II. Plague of empire. The first phase (1453-1517) : plague comes from the West

The second phase (1517-1570) : multiple plague trajectories

The third phase (1570-1600) : Istanbul as plague hub

Part III. Empire of plague. Plague transformed : changing perceptions, knowledge, and attitudes

The state of the plague : politics of bodies in the making of the Ottoman state

Epilogue.

Part I. Plague : History and Historiography

1. A natural history of plague

2. Plague in Ottomanist and non-Ottomanist historiography

3. The Black Death and its aftermath (1347-1453)

Part II. Plague of Empire

4. The first phase (1453-1517) : plague comes from the West

5. The second phase (1517-70) : multiple plague trajectories

6. The third phase (1570-1600) : Istanbul as plague hub

Part III. Empire of Plague

7. Plague transformed : changing perceptions, knowledge, and attitudes

8. The state of the plague : politics of bodies in the making of the Ottoman state

Epilogue.