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A theory of political divergence and gradual institutional change
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Why do some societies succeed in breaking away from historical traditions while others remain trapped? This paper proposes a formal theory to investigate the interaction between short‐run and long‐run political dynamics, highlighting a co‐evolution of political institutions and social structures.
Clair Yang
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The Image of Turk and Turkey in the letters of Helmuth Graf Von Moltke (1835-1839)
Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Dergisi, 2017 Historically, official relations between the Ottoman Empire and the Prussian Kingdom (Germany) coincided with the mid-19th century. In this period, industrial empires began to rise in the West, and the German Empire established relations with the Ottoman
Mutlu ER
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The Kosovo Vilayet in the geostrategic plans of the Ottoman Empire and the Eastern Question [PDF]
Historijski poglediDuring the 19th century, particularly in its second half, significant changes occurred in international relations and the territorial organization of Europe and the world.
Sait Š. Šabotić
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Land, Gendered Labor, and Empire‐Making in Central Sudan
American Anthropologist, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article offers an analysis of Gulf‐Arab and more specifically Emirati empire‐making in central Sudan, by focusing ethnographic attention on an Emirati‐owned farm in the Gezira region as a key site of capitalist extraction and imperial ambition.
Nisrin Elamin
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Inflation Dynamics and Its Sources in The Ottoman Empire: 1586-1913 [PDF]
This study examines the dynamics and determinants of inflation in the Ottoman Empire during the 1586-1913 period. There might be two main reasons for inflation: fiscal expansion and monetary expansion where the monetary expansion could be generated ...
Aslý Günay, Hakan Berument
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Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 2016 In Turkish literature, it is recognised that popular novels written in the early Republican period had frequently criticized the old regime, Ottoman Empire, especially its negative aspects, in order to gain more legitimacy to the new regime. Looking into
Melih ERZEN
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Women in business: Gender and commercial space in nineteenth‐century Glasgow
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Focusing on women entrepreneurs in a large British city, we examine how women's commercially listed businesses populated that city. Using commercial property rental records, our study allows us to understand sectoral variation and the distribution of businesses across the city and to assess both the absolute and relative contribution of women ...
Graeme Acheson +2 more
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Lessons from the Ottoman Harem (On Ethnicity, Religion and War) [PDF]
The Ottoman Empire had a profound impact in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa at the apogee of its power, covering the era between 1453 C. E. and 1699 C. E. In this paper, I exploit the empire’s unique culture and institutions to examine the roles
Iyigun, Murat
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English literature on the Ottoman Turks in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries [PDF]
, 2009 In the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century a large and complex English literature on the Ottoman Turks developed, characterised by its diversity in form, content, opinion and context.
INGRAM, ANDERS, Ingram, Anders
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The big impact of small change: Fresh estimates of English wheat market integration, 1693–1893
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Using existing and new price data sets, we provide the first estimates of market integration across England over the entire 200 years of the industrial revolution. We document a significant, though not huge, integration improvement for markets furthest from London. Full integration was achieved by the 1830s. Our price data sets vary in quality
Liam Brunt, Edmund Cannon
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