LEADER 03540nam 2200553 450 001 9910460634303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-60781-338-6 035 $a(CKB)3710000000341995 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001423133 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12619850 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001423133 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11433110 035 $a(PQKB)10959738 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443920 035 $a(OCoLC)903957528 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse48879 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443920 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11014284 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000341995 100 $a20150214h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Young Turks and the Ottoman nationalities $eArmenians, Greeks, Albanians, Jews, and Arabs, 1908-1918 /$fFeroz Ahmad 210 1$aSalt Lake City, [Utah] :$cThe University of Utah Press,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (204 pages) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-60781-339-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $a"The years 1908 to 1918 are frequently viewed as the period when the Ottoman Empire fell into decline, but in this volume Feroz Ahmad argues that the Empire was not in decline but instead was face to face with the process of decolonization. Its colonies, stimulated by the idea of nationalism, saw the opportunity to liberate themselves, sometimes with the help of the Great Powers of Europe, who in turn saw these rebellions as an opportunity to expand their own empires. While these ethno-nationalist movements have often been described in terms of Ottoman oppressor versus conspiring nationalists, here they are presented as part of the historical process. Ahmad holds that nationalism was introduced into the Ottoman Empire during the French Revolution, providing kindling for the struggles that later emerged. The Serbs were the first to rebel and thus launched the process of decolonization and struggle against Ottoman imperialism. After the Serbs, the Greeks rebelled and with European support were able to establish their own state. From Greece the struggle against the Ottomans spread throughout the Balkans and then to Anatolia. Setting the stage with this 19th-century background, Ahmad then examines each of the nationalities in a separate chapter, beginning with the restoration of the Ottoman constitution in 1908. The Young Turks, officially known as the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), was a Turkish nationalist political party that ruled the Ottoman Empire from this time until the end of World War I. The book illuminates the relationships and conflicts between the Young Turks and the Greek, Armenian, Albanian, Jewish, and Arab ethnic groups during this period. Placing them in their historical context,"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aNationalism$zTurkey$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aTurkey$xPolitics and government$y1909-1918 607 $aTurkey$xHistory$xAutonomy and independence movements 607 $aTurkey$xEthnic relations$xHistory$y20th century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aNationalism$xHistory 676 $a956.02 700 $aAhmad$b Feroz$0501934 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910460634303321 996 $aThe Young Turks and the Ottoman nationalities$92253702 997 $aUNINA