|
The Ottoman view of British presence in Iraq and the Gulf: the Era of Abdulhamid II.
From:
Middle Eastern Studies
| Date:
April 1, 2003| Author:
Cetinsaya, Gokhan
| COPYRIGHT 2003 Frank Cass & Company Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
|
Throughout his lengthy reign, Sultan Abdulhamid II (1876-1909) was preoccupied by his Empire's vulnerability to the European Great Powers. It was not simply that he feared military attack, and knew that his chances of resisting it were slim; he also feared that the Powers might undermine his Empire's independence and integrity from within, through techniques of 'peaceful penetration'. The latter fear was grounded in historical experience since the 1830s.' To Sultan Abdulhamid and h...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research
|
The Ottoman experience.
Daedalus
; ... slowly took shape. Ottoman claims of legitimacy ... historian, the Ottomans were highly flexible ... celebration of the early Ottomans as ghazis, or ... thus justifying Ottoman intervention ... wonder whether the Ottomans saw themselves ... honorable conduct. The Ottomans also ...
|