tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231564.post8056381670707002494..comments2024-03-02T06:44:49.136-10:00Comments on Far Outliers: Armenian Merchant Information Networks, 1600s-1800sUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231564.post-81964141579052677812008-08-08T03:03:00.000-10:002008-08-08T03:03:00.000-10:00This is the kind of bottom-up, data-rich spadework...<I>This is the kind of bottom-up, data-rich spadework that I really respect in historians</I><BR/><BR/>Me too. This fascinating post reminds me of a book I recently read about the early Ottomans; there was a similar use of obscure sources patiently dug up and worked on by one determined researcher. It's not that I don't respect the synthesists and theorizers, but they'd have nothing to work on without the guys who do this kind of basic research.Languagehathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285708503881129380noreply@blogger.com