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Political reform in the Ottoman and Russian empires : a comparative approach /
Throughout the 'long 19th century', the Ottoman and Russian empires shared a goal of destroying one another. Yet, they also shared a similar vision for imperial state renewal, with the goal of avoiding revolution, decline and isolation within Europe. Adrian Brisku explores how this path of...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York, NY :
Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,
2017.
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| Colección: | Europe's Legacy in the Modern World Ser.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover page; Halftitle page; Series page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Introduction; Part One Men versus Institutions: Law and Religion; 1 Quests for Fundamental Change: 'True Monarchy' and the 'Holy Alliance; For a 'true monarchy'; Tsar Alexander I's Holy Alliance: Common faith, congresses, constitutions and collective intervention; 2 'Alternation and Complete Renewal of Ancient Custom': An Unattainable Pledge; Renewal through new laws and permanent institutions; Part Two Managing the Future: From Law to Political Economy and Political Representation; 3 Empire and Progress.
- 'Desire for better order' and a civilized empire abroadFor or against change; Constitutionalist dreams; 4 A Constitutional Empire; Towards new politics and political economy; Political reform moves to the imperial centre: from rules and regulations toward a constitution; Epilogue From Reform to Revolution:Imperial Core in Turmoil; Notes; Bibliography; Index.