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A Brief History of the Late Ottoman Empire / M. ?ükrü Hanio?lu.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2010]Copyright date: ©2008Description: 1 online resource : 17 halftones. 2 line illus. 8 mapsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780691134529
  • 9781400829682
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 956.015
LOC classification:
  • DR557
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Transliteration, Place Names, and Dates -- Introduction -- 1. The Ottoman Empire at the Turn of the Nineteenth Century -- 2. Initial Ottoman Responses to the Challenge of Modernity -- 3. The Dawn of the Age of Reform -- 4. The Tanzimat Era -- 5. The Twilight of the Tanzimat and the Hamidian Regime -- 6. From Revolution to Imperial Collapse: The Longest Decade of the Late Ottoman Empire -- Conclusion -- Further Reading in Major European Languages -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary: At the turn of the nineteenth century, the Ottoman Empire straddled three continents and encompassed extraordinary ethnic and cultural diversity among the estimated thirty million people living within its borders. It was perhaps the most cosmopolitan state in the world--and possibly the most volatile. A Brief History of the Late Ottoman Empire now gives scholars and general readers a concise history of the late empire between 1789 and 1918, turbulent years marked by incredible social change. Moving past standard treatments of the subject, M. Sükrü Hanioglu emphasizes broad historical trends and processes more than single events. He examines the imperial struggle to centralize amid powerful opposition from local rulers, nationalist and other groups, and foreign powers. He looks closely at the socioeconomic changes this struggle wrought and addresses the Ottoman response to the challenges of modernity. Hanioglu shows how this history is not only essential to comprehending modern Turkey, but is integral to the histories of Europe and the world. He brings Ottoman society marvelously to life in all its facets--cultural, diplomatic, intellectual, literary, military, and political--and he mines imperial archives and other documents from the period to describe it as it actually was, not as it has been portrayed in postimperial nationalist narratives. A Brief History of the Late Ottoman Empire is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the legacy left in this empire's ruins--a legacy the world still grapples with today.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Transliteration, Place Names, and Dates -- Introduction -- 1. The Ottoman Empire at the Turn of the Nineteenth Century -- 2. Initial Ottoman Responses to the Challenge of Modernity -- 3. The Dawn of the Age of Reform -- 4. The Tanzimat Era -- 5. The Twilight of the Tanzimat and the Hamidian Regime -- 6. From Revolution to Imperial Collapse: The Longest Decade of the Late Ottoman Empire -- Conclusion -- Further Reading in Major European Languages -- Bibliography -- Index

At the turn of the nineteenth century, the Ottoman Empire straddled three continents and encompassed extraordinary ethnic and cultural diversity among the estimated thirty million people living within its borders. It was perhaps the most cosmopolitan state in the world--and possibly the most volatile. A Brief History of the Late Ottoman Empire now gives scholars and general readers a concise history of the late empire between 1789 and 1918, turbulent years marked by incredible social change. Moving past standard treatments of the subject, M. Sükrü Hanioglu emphasizes broad historical trends and processes more than single events. He examines the imperial struggle to centralize amid powerful opposition from local rulers, nationalist and other groups, and foreign powers. He looks closely at the socioeconomic changes this struggle wrought and addresses the Ottoman response to the challenges of modernity. Hanioglu shows how this history is not only essential to comprehending modern Turkey, but is integral to the histories of Europe and the world. He brings Ottoman society marvelously to life in all its facets--cultural, diplomatic, intellectual, literary, military, and political--and he mines imperial archives and other documents from the period to describe it as it actually was, not as it has been portrayed in postimperial nationalist narratives. A Brief History of the Late Ottoman Empire is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the legacy left in this empire's ruins--a legacy the world still grapples with today.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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