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Tocqueville in the Ottoman Empire : rival paths to the modern state / Ariel Salzmann.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Salzmann, Ariel.
- Series:
- Ottoman Empire and its heritage ; v. 28.
- The Ottoman Empire and its heritage ; v. 28
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nation-state.
- Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.
- Turkey.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 240 pages, [4] pages of leaves) : illustrations (some color), 1 map.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Based on archival research, this work examines the Ottoman ancien regime. The author argues that the success of the regime was due to the articulation of a complex financial network revolving around central state elite investments and an Istanbul-based and supervised banking system.
- Contents:
- Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Note on Transliteration; Introduction: Tocqueville's Ghost; I. On a Map of Eurasia; II. The Sublime Porte and the Credit Nexus; III. Government in the Vernacular; IV. Conclusion: The Paths Not Taken; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-46399-6
- 9786610463992
- 1-4175-9760-7
- 90-474-0014-3
- OCLC:
- 191935292
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