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Young Turks: The Committee of Union and Progress in Turkish Politics 1908-14
Feroz Ahmad
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Description for Young Turks: The Committee of Union and Progress in Turkish Politics 1908-14
Paperback. Offers a study of the 'Young Turks', a group of Turkish army officers who sought to reform the Ottoman Empire and led a constitutional revolution against Sultan Ahmed Hamid II in 1908. This book discusses the counter-revolution of 1909 and the emergence of the 'Group of Saviour officers' who formed a cabinet determined to destroy the Young Turks. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
This book, first published in 1973, was regarded on publication as the definitive study of the 'Young Turks', or Committee of Union and Progress, the name given to a group of Turkish army officers who sought to reform the Ottoman Empire and who in 1908 led a constitutional revolution against Sultan Ahmed Hamid II. The author also discusses the counter-revolution of 1909 and the emergence of the 'Group of Saviour officers' who formed a cabinet determined to destroy the Young Turks. With the rout of the Ottoman armies in the First Balkan War and the loss of Macedonia, the Unionists, ... Read more
This book, first published in 1973, was regarded on publication as the definitive study of the 'Young Turks', or Committee of Union and Progress, the name given to a group of Turkish army officers who sought to reform the Ottoman Empire and who in 1908 led a constitutional revolution against Sultan Ahmed Hamid II. The author also discusses the counter-revolution of 1909 and the emergence of the 'Group of Saviour officers' who formed a cabinet determined to destroy the Young Turks. With the rout of the Ottoman armies in the First Balkan War and the loss of Macedonia, the Unionists, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press USA
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781850659105
SKU
V9781850659105
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About Feroz Ahmad
Professor Feroz Ahmad teaches at Yeditepe University, Istanbul. His publications include The Turkish Experiment in Democracy 1950-1975 (Hurst), as well as numerous articles on late Ottoman and Turkish history and politics.
Reviews for Young Turks: The Committee of Union and Progress in Turkish Politics 1908-14
'It is a fascinating story of political conflict investigated and skillfully narrated by Ahmad. His book will be the standard work on the crisis of legitimacy that characterized much of the Young Turk period.'
C.H. Dodd, SOAS Bulletin
'This outstanding study of the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP) during 1908-14, based on Turkish and Western sources, is ... Read more
C.H. Dodd, SOAS Bulletin
'This outstanding study of the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP) during 1908-14, based on Turkish and Western sources, is ... Read more