Abstract
In Ottoman Cyprus (1571–1878), social organization was based above all on the ownership and exploitation of agricultural land. The social relations, economic processes and daily practices of landowning elites and peasant farmers alike were structured by their relationship with the land. In this article, historical and archaeological data are integrated in order to investigate the development of social organization by focusing on landholding and landscape. In particular, it examines the role, identity and material culture of the new Cypriot/Ottoman elite, the commercialization of agriculture as expressed in the economy and the landscape, and the daily routine experiences of communities in the landscape.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 38-60 |
| Journal | Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- Cyprus
- Ottoman Cyprus
- Ottoman archaeology
- Land survey