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 153
However , watching carefully was not enough to bring in the needed funds . The
government took steps that are not unknown in other countries . First , taxes were
raised . This was done primarily by making the avariz taxes into regular taxes ...
However , watching carefully was not enough to bring in the needed funds . The
government took steps that are not unknown in other countries . First , taxes were
raised . This was done primarily by making the avariz taxes into regular taxes ...
Page 297
It adopted the Western philosophy that a state was to do for its people what the
people wanted or needed and could not do for themselves . This brought the
government into areas where no Ottoman government had ever entered before .
It adopted the Western philosophy that a state was to do for its people what the
people wanted or needed and could not do for themselves . This brought the
government into areas where no Ottoman government had ever entered before .
Page 313
The Empire still lived by borrowing , and needed to borrow to survive . What he
did was hold off the reckoning . A changed economy ? After years of reform , a
casual observer in the early twentieth century might have felt the economic
situation ...
The Empire still lived by borrowing , and needed to borrow to survive . What he
did was hold off the reckoning . A changed economy ? After years of reform , a
casual observer in the early twentieth century might have felt the economic
situation ...
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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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| Title | The Ottoman Turks: An Introductory History to 1923 |
| Author | Justin McCarthy |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Longman, 1997 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 14 Jul 2008 |
| ISBN | 0582256569, 9780582256569 |
| Length | 406 pages |
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