A Brief History of the Late Ottoman Empire

(Princeton University Press)

In this history of the late empire between 1789 and 1918, the author examines the imperial struggle to centralize amid powerful opposition from local rulers, nationalist and other groups, and foreign powers. He also explores the socioeconomic changes this struggle wrought and the legacy left in the empire’s ruins. Hanioglu is a Near Eastern studies professor at Princeton University.

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