Faroqhi Suraiya. Approaching Ottoman History: An Introduction to the Sources

Cambridge University Press, 1999. — 262 p.While the book is essentially a guide to a rich and complex discipline for those about to embark upon their research, the experienced Ottomanist can expect to find much that is new in this interpretation of the field.
Acknowledgements.Entering the field.
Locating Ottoman sources.
Rural life as reflected in archival sources: selected examples.
European sources on Ottoman history: the travellers.
On the rules of writing (and reading) Ottoman historical works.
Perceptions of empire: viewing the Ottoman Empire through general histories.