On the Ottoman Empire and Early Modern Europe
Goffman, Daniel. The Ottoman Empire and Early Modern Europe. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. pp. 300. Paperback.
Overall an excellent book. However, the author’s goal is to place the Ottoman Empire in European history. Unfortunately, he does not take the time to define Europe, elaborate on its parameters, or explain what makes European history “European.” Claiming that the Ottoman Empire was “European” in 1600 does not offer much mean because we have not exactly established what “Europe” is.