Shattering empires : the clash and collapse of the Ottoman and Russian empires, 1908-1918 / / Michael A. Reynolds

• Autore: Reynolds Michael A. <1968->
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 303 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 940.3/56
• Soggetto topico: World War, 1914-1918 - Turkey; World War, 1914-1918 - Russia; Geopolitics - Caucasus; Geopolitics - Eurasia
• Soggetto geografico: Turkey Foreign relations Russia; Russia Foreign relations Turkey; Turkey History Mehmed V, 1909-1918; Turkey History Revolution, 1908; Russia History Nicholas II, 1894-1917; Russia History February Revolution, 1917
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. The high politics of anarchy and competition; 2. Troubles in Anatolia: imperial insecurities and the transformation of borderland politics; 3. Visions of vulnerability: the politics of Muslims, revolutionaries, and defectors; 4. Out of the pan, into the fire: empires at war; 5. Remastering Anatolia: rending nations, rending empires; 6. Brest-Litovsk and the opening of the Caucasus; 7. Forced to be free: the geopolitics of independence in the Transcaucasus; 8. Racing against time; Epilogue.
• Sommario/riassunto: The break-up of the Ottoman empire and the disintegration of the Russian empire were watershed events in modern history. The unravelling of these empires was both cause and consequence of World War I and resulted in the deaths of millions. It irrevocably changed the landscape of the Middle East and Eurasia and reverberates to this day in conflicts throughout the Caucasus and Middle East. Shattering Empires draws on extensive research in the Ottoman and Russian archives to tell the story of the rivalry and collapse of two great empires. Overturning accounts that portray their clash as one of conflicting nationalisms, this pioneering study argues that geopolitical competition and the emergence of a new global interstate order provide the key to understanding the course of history in the Ottoman-Russian borderlands in the twentieth century. It will appeal to those interested in Middle Eastern, Russian, and Eurasian history, international relations, ethnic conflict, and World War I.
• Altri titoli varianti: Clash and collapse of the Ottoman and Russian empires, 1908-1918
• Titolo autorizzato: Shattering empires
• ISBN: 1-107-21455-6; 0-511-85293-2; 1-282-97822-5; 9786612978227; 0-511-76201-1; 0-511-93175-1; 0-511-93310-X; 0-511-92790-8; 0-511-92536-0; 0-511-93041-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910824755103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II