A brief history of the late Ottoman empire / M. Sukru Hanioglu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hanioğlu, M. Şükrü.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Empire ottoman--1878-1909.

Empire ottoman--19e siècle.

Empire ottoman (Mehmet V)--1909-1918.

Empire ottoman (Mehmet VI)--1918-1922.

Turkey--History--19th century.

Turkey.

Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.

Local Subjects:

Empire ottoman--1878-1909.

Empire ottoman--19e siècle.

Empire ottoman (Mehmet V)--1909-1918.

Empire ottoman (Mehmet VI)--1918-1922.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

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.

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

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-230) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

9786612158704

9781282158702

1282158708

9781400829682

1400829682

OCLC:

432429121