The Ottoman Turks: An Introductory History to 1923This is an introductory survey of Ottoman history from earliest times to the end of the Empire, written for both students and non-specialists. Although it offers a broad account of events, it is not primarily a political narrative of the Ottoman territories; rather, it investigates the world of the Ottoman Turks themselves, exploring their political, social and economic systems, and examining the lives and customs of ordinary people, as well as of the ruling classes. |
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Page 203
Goods from European factories were naturally less expensive than goods from
new and relatively inefficient Ottoman factories , but nothing could be done to
protect the local products . Other special arrangements went hand in hand with
the ...
Goods from European factories were naturally less expensive than goods from
new and relatively inefficient Ottoman factories , but nothing could be done to
protect the local products . Other special arrangements went hand in hand with
the ...
Page 279
People whose diets were primarily made up of carbohydrates , with few
vegetables , fewer fruits , and limited protein , were naturally susceptible to
disease . Water carried the most common diseases , and there were no water
treatment plants .
People whose diets were primarily made up of carbohydrates , with few
vegetables , fewer fruits , and limited protein , were naturally susceptible to
disease . Water carried the most common diseases , and there were no water
treatment plants .
Page 355
Those who wished for greater democracy in the Empire naturally looked to the
two great democracies as models . Moreover , the ' Western ' education of
members of the Ottoman bureaucracy and intellectuals had usually in reality
been ...
Those who wished for greater democracy in the Empire naturally looked to the
two great democracies as models . Moreover , the ' Western ' education of
members of the Ottoman bureaucracy and intellectuals had usually in reality
been ...
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Contents
Origins of the Turks to 1281 | 3 |
The First Ottomans 12811446 | 35 |
The Ottoman Classical Age 14461566 | 67 |
Copyright | |
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