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The Cambridge history of Turkey volume 2: The Ottoman empire as a world power, 1453–1603

, 2011
With the conquest of Constantinople and the extinguishing of the Byzantine Empire in 1453, the Ottoman Empire moved into a new phase of expansion during which it emerged in the sixteenth century as a dominant political player on the world scene.
Faroqhi, S.N., Fleet, K.
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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 nation‐state, non‐Western empires, and the politics of cultural difference

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract While empires have been central to political theory, they almost always refer to Western forms of imperialism and colonialism to which non‐Western societies are subject. But precolonial empires have ruled much of the world for much of known history. Building on recent International Relations (IR) scholarship, this article reconstructs an ideal
Loubna El Amine
wiley   +1 more source

The Kosovo Vilayet in the geostrategic plans of the Ottoman Empire and the Eastern Question [PDF]

Historijski pogledi
During 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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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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Orphans and destitute children in the late Ottoman empire

, 2014
History books often weave tales of rising and falling empires, royal dynasties, and wars among powerful nations. Here, Maksudyan succeeds in making those who are farthest removed from power the lead actors in this history.
Maksudyan, Nazan
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Land, Gendered Labor, and Empire‐Making in Central Sudan

American Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article offers an ethnographic analysis of Gulf Arab empire‐making in central Sudan, focusing on an Emirati‐owned farm in the Gezira region as a key site of capitalist extraction and imperial ambition. Through three overlapping vantage points—farm, port, and body—it explores how Emirati investments in Sudanese land, infrastructure, and ...
Nisrin Elamin
wiley   +1 more source

The Ottoman Empire and The Bosnian Uprising : Janissaries, Modernisation and Rebellion in the Nineteenth Century Conclusion

, 2014
This study analyses the reasons why the people of Bosnia rebelled against the centralization and reform policies of the Ottoman Empire during the period between 1826 and 1836, the ways in which the rebels legitimized their action and struggled to gain ...
Sel Turhan, Fatma
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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, Gill Newton, Linda Perriton   +2 more
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Noel Malcolm, Useful Enemies: Islam and the Ottoman Empire in Western Political Thought, 1450-1750,

, 2023
Ottoman historians in the last decade have focused a lot on Ottoman political thought. This means how the thoughts and writings of different Ottoman scholars, which mainly included the religious strata and other intellectuals, influenced political ...
Thaçi, Atdhe, Atdhe THAÇİ
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