"They live in a state of nomadism and savagery": The late Ottoman Empire and the post-colonial debate

Comparative Studies in Society and History

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 311-342

  Deringil, Selim ^a  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONIALISM; NINETEENTH CENTURY; NOMADIC PEOPLE; OTTOMAN EMPIRE; POLITICAL HISTORY;

EID: 0038499458     PISSN: 00104175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S001041750300015X     Document Type: Article

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