Throughout history, the Ottoman territories were linked with Europe both politically and economically.; The Ottoman Empire was a mosaic of languages and religions, and its dramatic modernisation process influenced not just the Turkish part of the Empire but Muslim societies elsewhere too.; Indeed, the history of the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century was decisive for all the nations within the Empire.; Every one of them underwent change and embarked on building their own future.; In this sense, the 19th century was a tragic period for the Ottomans: while the Empire as a whole was trying to catch up with its contemporaries, its constituent nations were endeavouring to modernise in their own right.; This book is an attempt to understand how a classic Mediterranean empire faced up to the conditions of the modern world.; Translated into several languages, it also points to the benefit of collaborative historiography for arriving at an accurate assessment of the history of an empire.; At th Devamını Göster