Fall of the Sultanate - The Great War and the End of the Ottoman Empire 1908-1922

After six hundred years of ruling over the peoples of North Africa, the Balkans and Middle East, the collapse of the Ottoman Empire encompassed a series of wars, insurrections, and revolutions spanning the early twentieth century, the political, economic, social, and international forces of which are detailed in this interesting and original study.

List of contents

• Introduction


• 1: Revolution


• 2: Collapse on the Margins


• 3: Great War


• 4: Deportation


• 5: Empire Divided


• 6: Downfall and Repudiation


• Bibliography

About the author

Born in New York, Ryan Gingeras received his doctorate in history from the University of Toronto in 2006. He is the author of three books on the history of the Ottoman Empire and Turkey, including Heir to the Empire: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (2015).

Summary

After six hundred years of ruling over the peoples of North Africa, the Balkans and Middle East, the collapse of the Ottoman Empire encompassed a series of wars, insurrections, and revolutions spanning the early twentieth century, the political, economic, social, and international forces of which are detailed in this interesting and original study.

Additional text

Gingeras is a judicious navigator ... Drawing on Ottoman, German, U.S., and British archival documents, diaries, and memories, as well as on parliamentary records and contemporary newspapers, Gingeras tells a complicated story in crystal-clear prose, making it accessible to specialists and non-specialists alike.

Product details

• Authors: Ryan Gingeras, Ryan (Associate Professor Gingeras, Gingeras Ryan
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2019
• EAN: 9780198835523
• ISBN: 978-0-19-883552-3
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: The Greater War; The Greater War
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Ottoman Empire, HISTORY / Asia / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Colonialism & imperialism, Colonialism and imperialism, Asian History, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period)