Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Note on Transliteration, Names, Dates, Abbreviations xi
4. Contents xiii
5. I. Introduction: Decline and Reform to 1856 1
6. II. The Hatt-ı Hümayun of 1856 and the Climate of Its Reception 52
7. III. Reform and Conspiracy, 1856-1861: Âli, Fuad, and Kıbnslı Mehmed 81
8. IV. Reorganization of the Non-Muslim Millets, 1860-1865 114
9. V. Provincial Government: Midhat Paşa and the Vilayet System of 1864 and 1867 136
10. VI. Political Agitation: the New Ottomans 172
11. VII. The Final Achievements of Âli and Fuad, 1867-1871 234
12. VIII. The Period of Chaos, 1871-1875 270
13. IX. 1876—the Year of the Three Sultans 311
14. X. The Constitution of 1876 358
15. Glossary 409
16. Appendices 411
17. Bibliography 423
18. Index 465