MO3390 The Late Ottoman Empire 1700–1922

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Module description

This module picks up where MO3081 leaves off, bringing the study of the Ottoman Empire and its successor states into the twentieth century. We consider the political and military response to the territorial losses following the second siege of Vienna; the social and cultural movements of the eighteenth century; rivalry with Russia and the aftermath of Napoleon’s invasion of Egypt; modernisation, the so-called ‘Eastern Question’ and the Tanzimat reforms of the nineteenth century; and the national movements that ultimately led to the empire’s end following the First World War. Spanning the eighteenth and the ‘long’ nineteenth century, this module places strong emphasis on historiography and historical narratives. The study of these centuries (and those before them) is inseparable from the culture and politics of the European Enlightenment, ages of revolution and empire, and modern nation states.

Intended learning outcomes

• Understand the evolution of the modern Middle East, Balkans and other nation states from the Ottoman Empire
• Engage with key methodological categories including modernisation, nationalism and Orientalism
• Understand the connection between urban space, material culture and Ottoman campaigns of modernisation
• Engage critically with a wide range of translated primary sources and scholarly literature
• Present their ideas in writing in the form of a short historiographical exercise and longer academic research essay
• Present orally on one of several topics, answering questions from the other students and tutor and leading a class discussion