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Rise of the Bourgeoisie, Demise of Empire: Ottoman Westernization and Social Change

By Fatma Müge Göçek

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
1996
ISBN
0195099257, 9780195099256
LCC
HN656.5.A8 G63 1996
Open Library ID
OL1278576M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
16 MB (16317076 bytes)
Pages
232\229
Time added
2011-04-28 18:43:47

Description

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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