What are the causes of imperial decline? This work studies the Ottoman
empire in the 18th and 19th centuries to argue that the Ottoman
imperial decline resulted from a combination of Ottoman internal
dynamics with external influences. Specifically, it contends that the
split within the Ottoman social structure across ethno-religious lines
interacted with the effects of war and commerce with the West to
produce a bifurcated Ottoman bourgeoisie. This bourgeoisie, divided
into disparate commercial and bureaucratic elements, was able to
challenge the sultan but was ultimately unable to salvage the empire.
Instead, the Ottoman empire was replaced by the Turkish nation-state
and others in the Balkans and the Middle East. This work will appeal
to students of sociology and Ottoman studies.
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ISBN
9780195356755
Publisert
2020
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Oxford University Press
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Engelsk
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Product format
Digital bok
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