| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 240 pages, [4] pages of leaves) : illustrations (some color), 1 map |
| Series |
The Ottoman Empire and its heritage ; v. 28 |
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Ottoman Empire and its heritage ; v. 28
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| Contents |
List of Illustrations; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Note on Transliteration; Introduction: Tocqueville's Ghost; I. On a Map of Eurasia; II. The Sublime Porte and the Credit Nexus; III. Government in the Vernacular; IV. Conclusion: The Paths Not Taken; Glossary; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Based on archival research, this work examines the Ottoman ancien regime. The author argues that the success of the regime was due to the articulation of a complex financial network revolving around central state elite investments and an Istanbul-based and supervised banking system |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Tocqueville, Alexis de 1805-1859 gnd |
| Subject |
Nation-state.
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nations.
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Nation-state
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| SUBJECT |
Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85138802
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| Subject |
Turkey
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Osmanisches Reich
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2003065474 |
| ISBN |
9047400143 |
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9789047400141 |
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9789004108875 |
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9004108874 |
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1280463996 |
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9781280463990 |
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9786610463992 |
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6610463999 |
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1417597607 |
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9781417597604 |
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