The Ottoman and Qajar empires in the age of reform /

Marcovitz, Hal.

The Ottoman and Qajar empires in the age of reform / Hal Marcovitz. - Philadelphia : Mason Crest Publishers, c2007. - 87 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 21 cm. - The making of the Middle East .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 84-85) and index.

A tale of two empires -- Empires under pressure -- Nasser-e-Din and the era of reform -- Reform in the Ottoman empire -- Decline of the Qajar empire -- The young Turks gain power -- The first World war and its aftermath.

9781422201671 1422201678

2007029042


Turkey--History--Tanzimat, 1839-1876--Juvenile literature.
Turkey--History--1878-1909--Juvenile literature.
Turkey--History--Mehmed V, 1909-1918--Juvenile literature.
Iran--History--Qajar dynasty, 1794-1925--Juvenile literature.

DR565 / .M37 2007

955/.04