The Ottomans 1700-1923 : an empire besieged /

Originally conceived as a military history, this second edition completes the story of the Middle Eastern populations that underwent significant transformation in the nineteenth century, finally imploding in communal violence, paramilitary activity and genocide after the Berlin Treaty of 1878. Writt...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Aksan, Virginia H. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, [2022]
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Modern wars in perspective.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Imperial crisis in the Eurasian context
  • The Ottoman system circa 1700
  • Selim III and the Ottoman revolution
  • Mahmud II : an Ottoman 'reign of terror'
  • The great transformation
  • Imperial collapse : an empire besieged
  • Ottomanism and its rivals
  • 1878 Berlin Treaty and consequences
  • Leadup to WWI and epilogue.