The History of the Late Ottoman Empire: Tulip and Culture Clash

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) This lecture course examines the political, social, cultural, and economic dimensions of the late Ottoman Empire from the beginning of the eighteenth century until 1922. In this period the empire dwindled as a result of the rising power of its European political opponents, first Austria and Russia and later Britain and France. The Ottoman elite responded by adopting a series of modernizing reforms and survived until 1922. This course is twinned with HIST-2126. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and HIST-3101.