256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
This is a study of the nature of Ottoman administration under Sultan Abdulhamid and the effects of this on the three provinces that were to form the modern state of Iraq. The author provides a general commentary on the late Ottoman provincial administration and a comprehensive picture of the nature of its interaction with provincial society. In drawing on sources of the Ottoman archives, bringing... Read more
Introduction 1. The Setting of an Ottoman Province 2. The Issue of Reform 3. The Sultan's Officials 4. Tribal Problems 5. The Shi'i Problem 6. The British Danger. Conclusion
Biography
Gokhan Cetinsaya is an associate professor of International Relations in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, at the Istanbul Technical University. He holds both MESA and BRISMES dissertation awards.
