Brief History of the Late Ottoman Empire

M. Sukru Hanioglu

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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. This work now gives scholars and general readers a concise history of the late empire between 1789 and 1918, turbulent years marked by incredible social change.

Contents

Chapter 1: The Ottoman Empire at the Turn of the Nineteenth Century

Chapter 2: Initial Ottoman Responses to the Challenge of Modernity

Chapter 3: The Dawn of the Age of Reform

Chapter 4: The Tanzimat Era

Chapter 5: The Twilight of the Tanzimat and the Hamidian Regime

Chapter 6: From Revolution to Imperial Collapse: The Longest Decade of the Late Ottoman Empire