HIST 406/INTL 414 Dilek Barlas, SOS 259
Spring 2011 Office Hours, Wednesday: 10:00-12:00
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SOS Z17 11:00- 12:15 Telephone no. 338 1408
European Diplomacy and the Ottoman Empire
This course will analyze the European diplomatic history since the French Revolution. It will mainly focus on the impact of the 19th century European diplomacy on the Ottoman Empire. Concepts such as the“Balance of Power” and “Eastern Question” will be studied by emphasizing European policy vis-à-vis the Ottoman Empire and Ottoman responses to it.
Course Requirements:
Grading will be as follows:
1) Discussion Session: 30
-Essay questions: 15
-Discussion: 15
***If you miss more than 3 sessions, you will lose 30 points for discussion.
2) Mid-term: 35%
3) Final Exam: 35%
§§§ It is required that students do not miss the exams (in the case of illness, a valid medical excuse has to be submitted within 3 days of absence).
Academic Integrity: Please refer to page 62 of the catalog.
Readings: The readings are electronically available at: http://libunix.ku.edu.tr/search/a?searchtype=r&searcharg=hist+406&SORT=D&searchscope=9
The reader includes the chapters of the following books and articles:
A.Nuri Yurdusev, Ottoman Diplomacy, Conventional or Unconventional? London: Palgrave MacMillan, 2004.
M. S. Anderson, The Ascendancy in Europe 1815-1914, London: Longman, 1996.
L. Carl Brown, Imperial Legacy, NY: Columbia University Press, 1996.
………………, International Politics and the Middle East, Princeton: Princeton University Press.
D. Chirot and K. Barkey, States in Search of Legitimacy, International Journal of Comparative Sociology, Vol. XXIV, 1-2 (1983).
Allan Cunningham, Eastern Questions in the 19th Century, Vol. 2, London: Frank Cass, 1993.
J. Heller, British Policy Towards the Ottoman Empire, London: Frank Cass, 1983.
Mariam Kent, The Great Powers and the End of the Ottoman Empire, London: Franc Cass, 1996.
A. L. Macfie, The Eastern Question 1774-1923, London: Longman, 1996.
K. Marx, the Eastern Question, NY: Augustus M. Kelley, 1969
N. Rich, Great Power Diplomacy 1814-1914, NY: Mc Graw-Hill, 1992.
L. S. Stavrianos, The Balkans Since 1453, NY: Holt, 1965.
F. A. K. Yasamee, Ottoman Diplomacy, İstanbul: The Isis Press, 1996.
M. E. Yapp, the Making of the Modern Near East, London: Longman, 1987.
E. J. Zürcher, Turkey, A Modern History, London: I.B. Tauris& Co Ltd, 1994.
Week I: February 15-17
Introduction
H. İnalcık, “The Meaning of Legacy: The Ottoman Case,” in Imperial Legacy, edited by L. Carl Brown, NY: Columbia University Press, 1996, pp: 17-29.
Week II: February 22-24
Background
A.Nuri Yurdusev, “The Ottoman Attitude toward Diplomacy,” in Ottoman Diplomacy, Conventional or Unconventional? Edited by A.Nuri Yurdusev, London: Palgrave MacMillan, 2004, pp: 5-36.
Week III: March 1-3
Principles of Ottoman Diplomacy
R. H. Davison, “Ottoman Diplomacy and its Legacy” in Imperial Legacy, edited by L. Carl Brown, NY: Columbia University Press, 1996, pp: 174-199.
Week IV: March 8-10
When did the Eastern Question Begin?
A. L. Macfie, The Eastern Question 1774-1923, London: Longman, 1996, pp: 1-9
L. Carl Brown, International Politics and the Middle East, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1984, pp: 21-37.
Week V: March 15-17
The Challenge of Nationalism in Europe
M. S. Anderson, The Ascendancy in Europe 1815-1914, London: Longman, 1996, pp: 204-224
Week VI: March 22-24
Napoleonic Wars and its Effects on the Ottoman Empire
A. L. Macfie, The Eastern Question 1774-1923, London: Longman, 1996, pp: 10-26
L. S. Stavrianos, The Balkans Since 1453, NY: Holt, 1965, pp: 198-213.
M. E. Yapp, the Making of the Modern Near East, London: Longman, 1987, pp: 47-70
Week VII: March 29-31
Eastern Question, Nationalism and the “Millet” System in the Ottoman Empire
E. J. Zürcher, Turkey, A Modern History, London: I.B. Tauris& Co Ltd, 1994, pp: 32-41
N. Rich, Great Power Diplomacy 1814-1914, NY: Mc Graw-Hill, 1992, pp: 49-57 and 69-76.
D. Chirot and K. Barkey, States in Search of Legitimacy, International Journal of Comparative Sociology, Vol. XXIV, 1-2 (1983), pp: 30-46.
Mid-term
Week VIII: April 5-7
Spring Break
Week IX: April 12-14
The Crimean War, 1853-56
N. Rich, Great Power Diplomacy 1814-1914, NY: Mc Graw-Hill, 1992, pp: 101-122
K. Marx, the Eastern Question, NY: Augustus M. Kelley, 1969, pp: 285-97.
Week X: April 19-21
Reform and Diplomacy in the Ottoman Empire
F. A. K. Yasamee, Ottoman Diplomacy, İstanbul: The Isis Press, 1996, pp: 9-18
E. J. Zürcher, Turkey, A Modern History, London: I.B. Tauris& Co Ltd, 1994, pp: 57-79
Week XI: April 26-28
From San Stefano to Berlin
F. A. K. Yasamee, Ottoman Diplomacy, İstanbul: The Isis Press, 1996, pp: 41-72
Week XII: May 3-5
Wilhelmian Germany and the Ottoman Empire
U. Trumpener, “Germany and the End of the Ottoman Empire”, in The Great Powers and the End of the Ottoman Empire, edited by Marian Kent, London: Franc Cass, 1996, pp: 111-140.
Week XIII: May 10-12
Rivalry over the Ottoman Empire and Russia
A. Bodger, “Russia and the End of the Ottoman Empire”, in The Great Powers and the End of the Ottoman Empire, edited by Marian Kent, London: Franc Cass, 1996, pp: 76-110.
Week XIV: May 17-19 (Holiday)
Changing British Policy vis-à-vis the Ottoman Empire
Allan Cunningham, Eastern Questions in the 19th Century, Vol. 2, London: Frank Cass, 1993
pp: 226-248.
J. Heller, British Policy Towards the Ottoman Empire, London: Frank Cass, 1983, pp: 133-157
Week XV: May 24-26
The End of the Ottoman Empire
Feroz Ahmad, “The Late Ottoman Empire” in The Great Powers and the End of the Ottoman Empire, edited by Marian Kent, London: Franc Cass, 1996, pp: 5-30.