The End of the Ottoman Empire, 1908-1923

The collapse of the Ottoman Empire is a key event in the shaping of the modern Near and Middle East. From the ruins of the empire arose, in addition to the Balkan states, a series of successor states and mandated territories including Turkey, Albania, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Trans Jordan (Jordan), Palestine (Israel) and Saudi Arabia and with them many flashpoints of future international tension down to our own time. This thoughtful and lucid volume surveys the events leading up to the collapse of the Ottoman Empire; sets them in their full international context (particularly the rivalry of the European Great Powers); identifies the many factors contributing to the empire's collapse; and examines the aftermath.

A L Macfie has published numerous articles in academic journals, mainly on Middle Eastern diplomatic history. His publications include Ataturk in Longman's Profiles in Power series and The Straits Question 1908-36, published by the Institute for Balkan Studies

Introduction. 1. The Young Turk Revolution of 1908. 2. Counter Revolution. 3. Politics, Constitution, Rebellion and War. 4. The Balkan Wars. 5. The Great Powers and the Ottoman Empire. 6. The Entry of the Ottoman Empire into the First World War. The Ottoman Empire in the First World War 1914-1918. 8. The Secret Treaties. 9. The Armistice of Mudros. 10. The End of the Ottoman Empire. 11. The Peace Settlement and the Minorities. 12. The End of the Committee of Union and Progress. Conclusion.