POLI SCI 351 Chapter Notes - Chapter Making of Modern Middle East pg 1-30: Tanzimat, Islamic Modernism, Arab Nationalism
9 Apr 2018
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The making of the modern middle east (pg 1-30) Spread of islam occurred in 7th century ce - remarkably quickly. Appealed to those who were excluded from mecca"s wealth, offering them a vision of society in which one"s uprightness and obedience to the word of god measure worth over material well-being. General trend: european powers becoming increasingly powerful. As a result of both natural byproducts of this, and purposeful effort to impede there, there is a large encroachment on the middle east from europe. Around 17th century, switch in the balance of power - as western european powers began to trade w/ new world, the ottoman empire lost its power, and was hurt economically and militarily. Ottoman empire realized that drastic change was necessary, but faced a challenge of centralizing power in an empire with such ethnic, linguistic and political diversity - Abdulmecid i introduced a series of reforms called the tanzimat reforms -- mid-late.
