Reform in the Ottoman Empire, 1856-1876

by Roderic H. Davison

Overview

The author examines in detail the Tanzimat reforms, focusing on the crucial phase between the reform edict of 1856 and the constitution of 1876.

Originally published in 1963.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780691625157
Publisher:	Princeton University Press
Publication date:	12/08/2015
Series:	Princeton Legacy Library , #2325
Pages:	494
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.10(d)

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter, pg. i
• Preface, pg. vii
• Note on Transliteration, Names, Dates, Abbreviations, pg. xi
• Contents, pg. xiii
• I. Introduction: Decline and Reform to 1856, pg. 1
• II. The Hatt-ı Hümayun of 1856 and the Climate of Its Reception, pg. 52
• III. Reform and Conspiracy, 1856-1861: Âli, Fuad, and Kıbnslı Mehmed, pg. 81
• IV. Reorganization of the Non-Muslim Millets, 1860-1865, pg. 114
• V. Provincial Government: Midhat Paşa and the Vilayet System of 1864 and 1867, pg. 136
• VI. Political Agitation: the New Ottomans, pg. 172
• VII. The Final Achievements of Âli and Fuad, 1867-1871, pg. 234
• VIII. The Period of Chaos, 1871-1875, pg. 270
• IX. 1876—the Year of the Three Sultans, pg. 311
• X. The Constitution of 1876, pg. 358
• Glossary, pg. 409
• Appendices, pg. 411
• Bibliography, pg. 423
• Index, pg. 465