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Shattered dreams of revolution : from liberty to violence in the late Ottoman Empire / Bedross Der Matossian.

By: Der Matossian, Bedross, 1978- [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2014Description: xii, 249 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9780804791472 (cloth : alk. paper); 0804791473 (cloth : alk. paper); 9780804792639 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0804792631 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): 1288 - 1999 | Ethnic relations | Political science | Turkey -- History -- Revolution, 1908 | Turkey -- Politics and government -- 1909-1918 | Turkey -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 20th century | Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918 | TurkeyGenre/Form: History | History.DDC classification: 956/.02 LOC classification: DR584.5 | .D47 2014
Contents:
The euphoria of the revolution -- Debating the future of the empire -- The "historical period" and its impact on ethnic groups -- From the streets to the ballots -- From the ballots to the parliament -- The counterrevolution and the "second revolution".
Summary: "The Ottoman Revolution of 1908 is a study in contradiction--a positive manifestation of modernity intended to reinstate constitutional rule, yet ultimately a negative event that shook the fundamental structures of the empire, opening up ethnic, religious, and political conflicts. Shattered Dreams of Revolution considers this revolutionary event to tell the stories of three important groups: Arabs, Armenians, and Jews. The revolution raised these groups' expectations for new opportunities of inclusion and citizenship. But as postrevolutionary festivities ended, these euphoric feelings soon turned to pessimism and gave way to a dramatic rise in ethnic tensions. The undoing of the revolutionary dreams could be found in the very foundations of the revolution itself. Inherent ambiguities and contradictions in the revolution's goals, and the reluctance of both the authors of the revolution and the empire's ethnic groups to come to a compromise regarding the new political framework of the empire ultimately proved untenable. Today, as the Middle East experiences another set of revolutions, these early lessons of the Ottoman Empire, of unfulfilled expectations and ensuing discontent, still provide important insights into the contradictions of hope and disillusion seemingly inherent in revolution."--From book cover.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The euphoria of the revolution -- Debating the future of the empire -- The "historical period" and its impact on ethnic groups -- From the streets to the ballots -- From the ballots to the parliament -- The counterrevolution and the "second revolution".

"The Ottoman Revolution of 1908 is a study in contradiction--a positive manifestation of modernity intended to reinstate constitutional rule, yet ultimately a negative event that shook the fundamental structures of the empire, opening up ethnic, religious, and political conflicts. Shattered Dreams of Revolution considers this revolutionary event to tell the stories of three important groups: Arabs, Armenians, and Jews. The revolution raised these groups' expectations for new opportunities of inclusion and citizenship. But as postrevolutionary festivities ended, these euphoric feelings soon turned to pessimism and gave way to a dramatic rise in ethnic tensions. The undoing of the revolutionary dreams could be found in the very foundations of the revolution itself. Inherent ambiguities and contradictions in the revolution's goals, and the reluctance of both the authors of the revolution and the empire's ethnic groups to come to a compromise regarding the new political framework of the empire ultimately proved untenable. Today, as the Middle East experiences another set of revolutions, these early lessons of the Ottoman Empire, of unfulfilled expectations and ensuing discontent, still provide important insights into the contradictions of hope and disillusion seemingly inherent in revolution."--From book cover.