Political Reform in the Ottoman and Russian Empires

A Comparative Approach

AvAdrian Brisku,Martti Koskenniemi

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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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 renewal and reform manifested itself: forging new laws and institutions, opening up the economy to the outside world, and entering the European political community of imperial states.Political Reform in the Ottoman and Russian Empires tackles the dilemma faced by both empires, namely how to bring about meaningful change without undermining the legal, political and economic status quo. The book offers a unique comparison of Ottoman and Russian politics of reform and their connection to the wider European politico-economic space.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-09-21
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Vikt:562 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Europe’s Legacy in the Modern World
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781474238564

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Adrian Brisku is Lecturer in history at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. He is the author of Bittersweet Europe (2013).

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[A] highly readable comparative account of the ultimately unsuccessful trajectories of political reform in the Ottoman and Russian Empires … [A] good introduction to students and nonspecialists seeking to learn the basic narrative and gain some comparative insight into top-down reform projects in the nineteenth century.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction Part I: Men versus Institutions: Law and Religion 1. Quests for Fundamental Change: ‘True Monarchy’ and the ‘Holy Alliance’ 2. ‘Alternation and Complete Renewal of Ancient Custom’: An Unattainable Pledge Part II: Managing the Future: From Law to Political Economy and Political Representation3. Empire and Progress 4. A Constitutional EmpireEpilogue, From Reform to Revolution: Imperial Core in Turmoil BibliographyIndex