Ottomans 1700-1923 - An Empire Besieged

List of contents

Introduction Part 1: The Ottoman World pre-1800 1. Imperial Crisis in the Eurasian Context 2. The Ottoman system circa 1700 Part 2: The Revolutionary Moment 1800-1840 3. Selim III and the Ottoman Revolution 4. Mahmud II: An Ottoman ‘Reign of Terror’ Part 3: The New Muslim Absolutism 1840-1870 5. The Great Transformation 6. Imperial Collapse: An Empire Besieged Part 4: The Final Curtain: Imperial Reordering and Collapse 1870-1923 7. Ottomanism and its Rivals 8. 1878 Berlin Treaty and Consequences 9. Leadup to WWI and Epilogue 10. Epilogue

About the author

Virginia Aksan’s particular interests lie in the Ottomans in a comparative imperial context, focusing on borderlands, warrior societies, knowledge transfer, intermediaries, and perceptions of the Ottoman evolution in a revolutionary age. Her publications include An Ottoman Statesman in War and Peace: Ahmed Resmi Efendi, 1700-1783 (1995); The Early Modern Ottomans, co-edited with Daniel Goffman (2007), and more than 40 edited chapters and journal articles.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Virginia Aksan, Virginia (Mcmaster University Aksan
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.09.2021
• EAN: 9781138923249
• ISBN: 978-1-138-92324-9
• No. of pages: 372
• Series: Modern Wars In Perspective
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, Ottoman Empire, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Middle East / Turkey & Ottoman Empire, c 1800 to c 1900, Middle Eastern history, Colonialism and imperialism, Regional / International studies, Asian History, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, General and world history, History and Archaeology, C 1900 - C 1914, C 1700 To C 1800