The revolution of 1908 in Turkey / / by Aykut Kansu.

• Superior document: Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia ; 58
• VerfasserIn: Kansu, Aykut, 1955-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, New York ;, Koln : : Brill,, [1997]; ©1997
• Year of Publication: 1997
• Language: English
• Series: Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia ; 58.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

This is a detailed account and an excellent narrative history of the often neglected period 1906-1908 in Turkey, in which the prelude and aftermath of the revolution and elections of 1908 took place. The year 1908 opened a new era of representative government and the social and political developments leading to the overthrow of the ancien régime are carefully and fascinatingly given. Historians and general readers will find The Revolution of 1908 in Turkey a thought-provoking book, which will resound in the discussion of the validity of Kemalist or quasi-Kemalist historiography and therefore provide a major contribution to the field.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Aykut Kansu -- Acknowledgements / Aykut Kansu -- Chapter One Some Preliminary Observations on the Interpretation of the Revolution of 1908 in Turkish Historiography / Aykut Kansu -- Chapter Two The Tax Revolts of 1906-1907: Prelude to the Revolution of 1908 / Aykut Kansu -- Chapter Three The Revolution of July 23, 1908 / Aykut Kansu -- Chapter Four The Fall of the Old and Establishment of the New Regime / Aykut Kansu -- Chapter Five Forces of Opposition to the New Regime / Aykut Kansu -- Chapter Six The General Elections of 1908 / Aykut Kansu -- Appendix One Members of the Meclıs-ı Mebusan, 1908-1912 / Aykut Kansu -- Appendix Two Members of the Meclıs-ı Âyan, 1908-1912 / Aykut Kansu -- Bibliography / Aykut Kansu -- Index / Aykut Kansu -- Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia / Aykut Kansu.