Suchergebnisse

Analyses British pressure to partition and ultimately destroy the Ottoman EmpireProvides an in-depth study of British relations with the Ottoman Empire and the TurksConsiders British plans for the Ottoman Empire in the most important crises of the late 19th and early 20th centuriesDraws extensively on British diplomatic records and records of other European Powers, the Ottoman Empire and TurkeyExamines the role of diplomats, media, the church and politicians in fostering negative views about the Ottoman Turks and MuslimsHelps us to understand the historical origins of many of the conflicts in the Balkans, Anatolia the Middle East and even in the CaucasusThe British described themselves as "the oldest friend" of the Ottomans - but this was never true. At times it was valuable to Britain to support the Ottoman Empire against Russian encroachment, however by the end of the 19th century successive British Governments had begun to sponsor the dismemberment of the Empire. British public opinion and political pressure groups portrayed the Ottomans in universally defamatory terms, affecting the diplomatic actions of politicians. Politicians themselves harbored deep prejudices against the Turks and Islam. The result, through numerous incidents, was British pressure to dismember the Ottoman Empire. Treaty provisions guaranteeing Ottoman territorial integrity were ignored. Christian countries and Christian minorities were supported, even when Muslims in those countries were being killed and forced from their lands. British leaders even refused to publish consular reports that described the oppression of Muslims which would have given the lie to press reports of evil Turks. Drawing upon decades of archival research, Justin McCarthy shows how the British were anything but friends to the Ottomans

Intro -- The Turk in America -- Contents -- Maps and Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Missionaries Depart -- 2. Turks and Muslims in Early America -- 3. The Greek Rebellion -- 4. The Religion of the Turks -- 5. Education -- 6. The Bulgarian Horrors -- 7. Americans and Armenians -- 8. World War I: The Capstone of American Prejudice -- 9. The Age of Near East Relief -- 10. The Propaganda Bureau: The British and the Turks -- 11. Politics and the Missionary Establishment -- 12. The Last Act for the Missionary Establishment -- 13. Epilogue:The Myth of the Terrible Turk Lives On -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

List of maps -- Acknowledgments -- The ruins of Van -- The city and province of Van -- Allegiance, politics, and power -- Rebellion in 1896 -- Development of the revolution, 1897-1908 -- The Committee of Union and Progress and the Armenians, 1908-1912 -- Kurdish revolts and the inspectorates, 1912-1914 -- World war I and the Armenian revolt in Van -- Destruction and murder in Van -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Place names -- Armenians in the Van government -- Armenian refugees -- Extract from the "Instructions for personal defense" (1910) -- An example of attacks on villagers -- The manifesto of Abdurrezzak -- Bibliography -- Index

Investigating the Muslim population of Ottoman Europe is the stuff of a demographer's nightmare. There is no lack of material to study; thousands of estimates of Balkan population were made throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth century. Unfortunately, almost all of them were nonsense, the prejudiced guesses of nationalistic advocates or estimates made by travellers who felt a journey through a land provided enough information for accurate estimates of population numbers.