This is the first volume in a series examining key moments and processes which are conventionally seen as "turning points" in the emergence of the modern world. The collapse of the Ottoman Empire is a key event in the shaping of modern times. From its ruin rose new countries including Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the perennially troubled area of Palestine as well as the Balkan lands - states which were to remain flashpoints of international tension. This volume considers the reasons for the end of the Ottoman Empire, explains the course of it, and examines the aftermath. The work: analyzes of the forces of revolution, reform and reaction in the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century; sets the empire in its international context, in particular assessing the very different attitudes of the European powers to the ailing ex-superpower; examines the impact of the Balkan states and World War I and explores in detail the impact of the post-World War I settlement; and considers the misfortunes of the minorities in these formative events.
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" An excellent work of synthesis designed for a general audience"Journal of Islamic Studies
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.About the Author
A L Macfie has published numerous articles in academic journals, mainly on Middle Eastern diplomatic history. His publications include Ataturk in Longman's Profiles in Power series and The Straits Question 1908-36, published by the Institute for Balkan Studies
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Good overview of this turning point in History!,
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This review is from: The End of the Ottoman Empire, 1908-1923 (Turning Points) (Paperback)
This book is a good and condensed overview of this key moment in History. From the ruins of the Ottoman Empire emerged the modern Middle East. The book don't delve deeply in the subjects treated, but it achieves its aims to be an introductory reading.
If you wish to read more detailed books about this period I recommend: The Emergence of the Middle East - 1914-1924, by Howard Sachar A Peace to End all Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East, by David Fromkin Empires of the Sand, by Efraim and Inari Karsh
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