The End of the Ottoman Empire, 1908-1923

by Alexander Lyon Macfie

Book Overview

The collapse of the Ottoman Empire is a key event in the shaping of our own times. From its ruins rose a whole map of new countries including Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the perennially troubled area of Palestine as well as the Balkan lands - states which were to remain flashpoints of international tension. This thoughtful and lucid volume considers the reasons for the end of the Ottoman Empire; explains the course of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0582287634
• ISBN13: 9780582287631
• Release Date: July 1998
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.5"