Cover; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Special Abbreviations; I Introduction; Appendices A The Foreign Ministry Personnel Records: Sources, Methods, and Problems of Analysis; Appendix B The Commodity Price Average: Sources and Methods of Analysis.
Summary
In this sequel to his highly acclaimed Bureaucratic Reform in the Ottoman Empire, Carter Findley shifts focus from the organizational aspects of administrative reform and development to the officials themselves. A study in social history and its cultural and economic ramifications, Findley's new book critically reassesses Ottoman accomplishments and failures in turning an archaic scribal corps into an effective civil service. Combining scrutiny of well-documented individuals with analyses of large groups of officials, Findley considers how much the development of civil officialdom ben.
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