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A provincial history of the Ottoman Empire : Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean in the nineteenth century / Marc Aymes ; translated from the French by Adrian Morfee.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aymes, Marc, author.
- Series:
- SOAS/Routledge Studies on the Middle East
- SOAS/Routledge studies on the Middle East ; 20
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Eastern question.
- Cyprus--History--19th century.
- Cyprus.
- Cyprus--History--Turkish rule, 1571-1878.
- Mediterranean Region--History--1815-1914.
- Mediterranean Region.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- <P>Provincializing the history of the Ottoman Empire, this book provides a critical approach to the projects of 'modernity' that took place in the Eastern Mediterranean over the past two centuries.</P><P></P><P>Leaving their mark on this period are; the turmoil of insurgency in Greece and Egypt, a growing intervention of European Powers in Eastern Mediterranean politics, and the unfolding of large reform projects within the administration of the Ottoman Empire. Whilst these developments have prompted enduring debates over Middle Eastern paths of transformation, the case of Cyprus has remained
- Contents:
- Cover ; A Provincial History of the Ottoman Empire; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Table of Contents ; List of maps; Preface; Acknowledgments; Explanatory note; List of abbreviations; Introduction: questioning the province; 1 The nation-as-history; 2 Ottoman entanglements; 3 Eventful synchronicities: the scales of the 'Eastern Question'; 4 Europe absorbed: territorial imprints; 5 A departing world?; Conclusion: provincial empire; Sources; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed September 05, 2013).
- ISBN:
- 0-8153-6112-2
- 1-135-04144-X
- 0-203-79372-2
- 1-135-04145-8
- 9780203793725
- OCLC:
- 855970195
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