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Tocqueville in the Ottoman Empire : rival paths to the modern state /
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.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2004.
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| Colección: | Ottoman Empire and its heritage ;
v. 28. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.