Jan 2025
MethodologyOn Reading Silences: Archival Absence as Historical Evidence
What historians can learn from what was deliberately not recorded, and the methodological implications for studying subaltern voices.
Est. 2008 · Historical Scholarship Batsaikhan
Batsaikhan
Ookhnoi
Well-educated and traveled historian of the Bogd Khaan and Modern periods in history of Mongolia
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About the AuthorBatsaikhan
Batsaikhan
Ookhnoi
With over two decades of archival research spanning institutions from the British Library to the Ottoman Imperial Archives, the author has dedicated their career to uncovering overlooked narratives and challenging prevailing historical consensus.
Recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship and the American Historical Association's Beveridge Award, their work has transformed scholarly understanding of early modern state formation.
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Nov 2024
Ottoman StudiesProvincial Governance in the Late Ottoman Empire: A Reassessment
Recent scholarship has challenged the longstanding narrative of centralization. This essay revisits the evidence from Anatolian cadastral registers.
Sep 2024
ReviewThe Mediterranean World Reconsidered: A Review Essay
Three recent monographs invite a reconsideration of connectivity, conflict, and commerce across the early modern Mediterranean.
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