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Late Ottoman society

"This volume brings together a set of essays dealing with intellectual developments in late Ottoman society. Under the impact of European expansionism and modernization the Ottoman Empire underwent profound transformations. Important features were the development of a market economy and modern political and administrative structures; the splitting up of the empire into separate nation-states; and the coming into being of a professional middle class and various groups of modern intellectuals."—Jacket.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 348 pages

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