The USA in 1900: Was it an Expansionist Empire or a Regional Powerhouse?
The United States was one of the rising powers at the turn of the twentieth century. But was it a global force or a local power before WW1?
Tag: The Nineteenth Century
Analyzing John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty in Contemporary and Secondary Contexts
Viewing the rise of the masses at the socio-political level as destructive, Mill aimed to develop a moral character based on spontaneity and individuality ensured by liberty.
The Meanings of Crime and Cleaning in the Late Ottoman World: A Brief Investigation of the Imperial Ottoman Penal Code (1858)
The Ottoman Empire’s project of implementing reforms was a significant transformation after facing internal and external hardships in the nineteenth century. Particularly, the Edict of Gülhane in 1839 brought about new reforms called the Tanzimat. The Edict promised to secure justice, honor, and property and to promulgate regulations and laws in a variety of areas. The establishment of a …
“The Muslim Bonaparte” is Rising: The Building of Albania and Ioannina by A Skilled Landlord
The role of Ioannina (Yanya) as the heart of life in Albania In this summary, I attempted to investigate the book “The Muslim Bonaparte: Diplomacy & Orientalism in Ali Pasha’s Greece (Princeton, 1999)” by Katherine Elizabeth Fleming who greatly examined Ali Pasha and his surroundings. I emphasized two chapters of this valuable work in probing the role of the geographic, …