Rise of the Bourgeoisie, Demise of Empire

Ottoman Westernization and Social Change

Fatma Müge Göçek author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc

Published:16th May '96

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BLExamines the process of Westernization and social change during the 18th and 19th centuries in the Ottoman Empire Using empirical analysis of archival documents and historical chronicles, Göçek questions the prevailing scholarly interpretation that Westernization leads to social change. Rather, she argues that social change precedes and contributes to the process of Westernization.

... interesting, informative and inspiring. * Die Welt des Islams *

ISBN: 9780195099256

Dimensions: 243mm x 164mm x 22mm

Weight: 551g

232 pages